Arnold AFB - Archaeology Reports

DOCUMENT Full-Text Andrew Workinger. Lawrence S. Alexander.

Phase I investigation of 597 acres included within, or adjacent to, the old Camp Forrest. This project included background research as well as a comprehensive pedestrian survey and systematic shovel testing program. All areas were shovel tested at 30 meter intervals and screened through ¼ inch screen. Ten isolated finds were identified as a result of the investigations and one previously recorded site (40CF295) was revisited. Site 40CF295 is located at a springhead and appears to be an old still...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Lawrence S. Alexander. Charles P. Redwine.

Summary report of Phase I survey of 1,018 acres. The investigation included background research as well as a comprehensive pedestrian survey and systematic shovel testing program within, or adjacent to, the old Camp Forrest. All areas were shovel tested at 30 meter intervals and screened through ¼ inch screen. Six previously recorded sites (40CF239, 40CF263, 40FR463, 40FR465, 40FR478, and 40FR504), were revisited and all were recommended not eligible for listing on the National Register of...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Lawrence Alexander. Charles P. Redwine. Jamie Trotter.

Summary of Phase II testing of five sites (40CF270‐ A, 40CF270‐ B, 40CF281, 40CF290 and 40CF297), all of which had an historic farmstead component as the main component. The Phase II investigation was designed to evaluate the archaeological resources within the previously recorded sites and make recommendations regarding their potential eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). 40CF270 and 40CF281 were not recommended eligible for listing on the NRHP. 40CF290 was found...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Dan Sumner Allen IV.

In response to observations that human remains appeared to be eroding from a location on Elder Island within Woods Reservoir, a project was undertaken to identify and to relocate human remains from this location. The work was done in mid-1998 as a cemetery relocation project. Investigators judged that these remains had been originally interred during a period of time between 1840 and 1900. All human remains and grave furnishings were re-interred in the Elder cemetery.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Shawn Chapman.

Summary of Phase I archaeological survey project initiated to identify and evaluate the potential impact on cultural resources prior to the construction of the combined Humvee Egress Assistance Trainer and Interceptor Body Armor Issuance Building on Arnold Air Force Base. The investigation included a review of the existing site records and visual inspection. Records search indicated two sites are located within one mile of the project area but neither were impacted by the present undertaking....

DOCUMENT Full-Text Shawn Chapman.

Summary of archaeological investigations in support of proposed construction of the heavy equipment transport truck maintenance building project at Arnold AFB. Investigations included a review of the existing site records and visual inspection. The records search indicated four sites are located within one mile of the project area but none were impacted by the undertaking. Visual inspection showed that the entire project area has been subjected to heavy disturbance in the past, mainly from the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Shawn Chapman.

Summary report of a phase I archaeological survey project that was initiated to identify and evaluate its potential impact on cultural resources for the proposed construction of the industrial area interior perimeter road. Investigations included a review of the existing site records, visual inspection and shovel testing. Records search indicated five sites are located within one-mile of the various project areas but none were impacted by the proposed undertaking. Visual inspection showed that...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Shawn Chapman.

Summary report of the phase I archaeological survey project that was initiated to identify and evaluated the potential impacts on cultural resources from the proposed construction of the kiosk placement and parking lot at Arnold Air Force Base. Investigations included a review of the existing site records, visual inspection, and shovel testing. Records search indicated the area is within the boundaries of Camp Forrest but will not disturb any significant remains associated with that complex....

DOCUMENT Full-Text Shawn Chapman.

Summary of archaeological investigations in support of the construction of proposed marksmanship training facility for the Tennessee Army National Guard. Investigations included a review of the existing site records and visual inspection. Records search indicated two sites are located within one mile of the project area but neither were impacted by the undertaking. Visual inspection showed that the project area has been subjected to heavy disturbance in the past, mainly from the use of the area...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Shawn Chapman.

Summary report of a phase I archaeological survey project that was initiated to identify and evaluate the potential impact on cultural resources from the installation of a new recovery well in solid waste management unit 8 southeast of the existing recovery well No. 4. Investigations included a review of the existing site records, visual inspection and shovel testing. The records search indicated six sites are located within one mile of the project area but none were impacted by the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Shawn Chapman.

Summary report of the phase I archaeological survey project that was initiated to evaluate the effects on cultural resources from the proposed construction on the tactical training base at Arnold Air Force Base. Investigations included a review of the existing site records, visual inspection and shovel testing. The records search indicated six sites were located within one mile of the project area, including Camp Forrest. Visual inspection showed that the project area has been subjected to...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Shawn Chapman.

Summary of archaeological investigations in support of the proposed underground cable installation for the Tennessee Army National Guard. Investigations included a review of the existing site records and visual inspection. The records search indicated four sites are located within one mile of the project area but none were impacted by the undertaking. Visual inspection showed that the entire project area has been subjected to heavy, disturbance in the past, mainly from the use of the area during...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Shawn Chapman.

Summary of Phase I archaeological survey project initiated to identify and evaluate the potential impact on cultural resources from construction of a proposed water line. Investigations included a review of the existing site records, visual inspection and shovel testing. The records search indicated three sites are located within one mile of the project area but none were adversely impacted by the present undertaking. Visual inspection showed that the project area has been subjected to...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Shawn Chapman.

Summary of archaeological investigations in support of the proposed construction of a new Tennessee Army National Guard (TNARNG) hand grenade qualifications course. Records search indicated two sites are located within one mile of the project area but neither were impacted by the undertaking. The area shows evidence of use from the Camp Forrest period, but no archaeological sites were recorded as a result of this investigation. The area is recommended cleared from a cultural resources...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Shawn Chapman.

Summary of archaeological investigations in support of proposed tree clearing in the Tennessee Army National Guard (TNARNG) drop zone field, which is part of the area licensed from Arnold Air Force Base. Investigations included a review of the existing site records, visual inspection and shovel testing. The records search indicated two sites are located within one mile of the project area but neither were impacted by the present undertaking. Visual inspection and shovel testing show that the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Shawn Chapman.

Summary of archaeological investigations in support of the proposed improvement area for Fam Camp. Investigations included a review of the existing site records, pedestrian survey and visual inspection as well as shovel testing. Records search indicated six sites are located within one mile of the project area. All of these sites have been determined as not eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Visual inspection and shovel testing show that the greater portion...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Shawn Chapman.

Summary of archaeological investigations in support of the walking track improvement area for family housing. Investigation included a review of the existing site records, pedestrian survey and visual inspection as well as shovel testing. Records search indicated four sites located within one mile of the project area with one site recorded for the immediate project location. All of these sites have been determined as not eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)....

DOCUMENT Full-Text Shawn Chapman.

Summary of an archaeological investigation in support of a proposed emergency access road. Investigations included a review of the existing site records, pedestrian survey and visual inspection as well as shovel testing. Visual inspection and shovel testing produced evidence of a small Early Woodland site recorded as 40FR502. This site is recommended not eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

DOCUMENT Full-Text Shawn Chapman.

Summary of an archaeological investigation in support of a proposed sewage line. Investigation included a review of the existing site records, pedestrian survey and visual inspection as well as shovel testing. Records search indicated 11 sites located within one mile of the project area with one site recorded for the immediate project location. All of these sites have been determined as not eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Visual inspection and shovel...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Shawn Chapman.

Archaeological investigation in support of proposed track improvement area. Investigations included a review of the existing site records, pedestrian survey and visual inspection as well as shovel testing. Records search indicated 11 sites located within one mile of the project area with one site recorded for the immediate project location. All of these sites have been determined not eligible for listing the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Visual inspection and shovel testing...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Shawn Chapman.

Cultural resources survey at Crumpton Creek Tributary in support of a proposed stream crossing across Floodplot 9117. Archaeological investigation included a review of the existing site records and field investigations consisting of pedestrian survey and visual inspection as well as shovel testing. Records search indicated no sites are recorded for the project location. Visual inspection and shovel testing produced no evidence of cultural material for the area.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Shawn Chapman.

Cultural resources survey in support of the East Tennessee Natural Gas M&R Station. Investigations included a review of the existing site records, pedestrian survey and visual inspection as well as shovel testing. Records search indicated no sites are recorded for the project location. Visual inspection and shovel testing produced no evidence of cultural material for the area.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Shawn Chapman.

Archaeological investigation in support of proposed road construction. Investigations included a review of the existing site records and field investigations consisting of pedestrian survey and shovel testing. Shovel testing produced no evidence of cultural resources within the area of potential effect.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Shawn Chapman.

Archaeological investigation in support of the proposed boat dock. Investigations included a review of the existing site records, pedestrian survey and visual inspection. Visual inspection produced no evidence of cultural resources within the area of potential effect.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Shawn Chapman.

Archaeological investigation in support of the proposed shoothouse. Investigations included a review of the existing site records, pedestrian survey and visual inspection as well as shovel testing. Visual inspection and shovel testing produced no evidence of cultural resources within the area of potential effect.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Shawn Chapman.

Archaeological investigation in support of the proposed ground water investigation areas. Investigation included a review of the existing site records, visual inspection and shovel testing. Archaeological investigations produced no evidence of cultural resources within the area of potential effect.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Shawn Chapman.

Archaeological investigation in support of the proposed Duck River Electric Membership Corporation (DREMC) power pole replacement. Investigation included a review of the existing site records, pedestrian survey and visual inspection as well as shovel testing. Visual inspection and shovel testing produced evidence of a moderate to large sized undetermined prehistoric lithic scatter here which is recorded as 40FR504. This site will be fully investigated at a later date for final recommendations...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Shawn Chapman.

Summary report of the archaeological shovel testing in unsurveyed portions of the proposed Wingo Inn Parking area on Arnold Air Force Base. Investigations included a review of the existing site records and field investigations consisted of pedestrian survey and visual inspection as well as shovel testing. Records search indicated 11 sites located within one mile of the project area and one site recorded in the project location. All of these sites have been determined as not eligible for listing...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Marc E. Wampler. Kim Smith. John Hunter. Mathia Scherer. Richard Stallings.

From October 2008 to June 2009, a Phase I archaeological survey and inventory field assessment of all remaining survey areas (16,825 acres) was conducted on base. Seventy‐four new archaeological sites and 29 isolated cultural finds were identified during the course of the survey. Forty‐five of the sites are affiliated with the prehistoric period, twenty‐seven are affiliated with the historic period including one cemetery and one site has both periods represented. Additionally the Haynes‐Howard...

DOCUMENT Full-Text James E. Cobb.

An archaeological survey of a proposed 120-acre construction site on the Barrens Plateau was undertaken at the U.S. Air Force, Arnold Engineering and Development Center near Tullahoma, Tennessee, on September 7, 1977. This area is considered highly relevant for interpretation of previous and current research designs in the area. Approximately 60 percent of the area delineated for surveying was closely observed and/or shovel tested for evidence of prehistoric activity. Though this survey...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kenneth Dale Hasty.

The objectives of this intern project were to locate, investigate, and record as many unknown archaeological sites as possible. The investigations described in this report were undertaken to determine the existence of unknown prehistoric archaeological sites in the Upper Elk River Basin area. The survey was also needed to complete the inventory of archaeological materials and sites that lie along the expanse of the Elk River.

DOCUMENT Full-Text W. J. Bennett, Jr..

ACS/Conservation has proposed to conduct long term management activities in portions of the Arnold Air Force Base. These activities will be conducted within various Management Units designated for Forestry management and restoration efforts designed to assist in the restoration of Barrens ecological communities. Activities will include controlled burning, timber harvesting, reforestation, and selective tree removal which will result in ground disturbances. All affected Management Units have...

DOCUMENT Full-Text William M. Stanyard. Todd Cleveland. Jeffery L. Holland.

This project included a comprehensive pedestrian survey as well as a systematic shovel testing program of 460 acres, which was composed primarily of clear-cut terrain centering on the existing airstrip, a historical architectural assessment of a farm complex west of the Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) boundary, and 17 buildings and structures associated with the airfield dating from as early as 1969. The intensive shovel testing survey included the excavation of systematically...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jennifer H. Matternes.

The investigations reported in this document are by far the most extensive of any conducted on the installation and one of the most extensive Phase I projects ever conducted in Tennessee. Field investigations were conducted in two distinct Periods. This effort documented portions of the archaeological record at 71 localities; 30 historic sites, 27 prehistoric sites, and 14 sites containing both prehistoric and historic cultural remains. Of these, 26 were recommended for further investigations to...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Ed Hajic. W.J. Bennett, Jr.. William Isenberger. John Northrip. Robert Bennett.

This project was an outgrowth to the recommendation in the Cultural Resources Management Plan that investigations be undertaken to assess the potential of the Terrace Landscape on Arnold Air Force Base for buried cultural features. Field investigations were undertaken at four locations; near the Woods Reservoir Dam, at two locations near Morris Ferry, and near the confluence of Bradley Creek and Woods Reservoir. In the course of these investigations assessments of the potential for eight...

DOCUMENT Full-Text W. J. Bennett, Jr.. Jeffrey Blakely. Diane Everman. William Isenberger. Mary Bennett. John Northrip. Robert Bennett. Michael Bradley. Gerald Smith.

This Report discusses the efforts made to complete the documentation of the nineteenth and twentieth century’s archaeological record at Arnold Air Force Base prior to the creation of Camp Forrest in 1941. This effort involved an examination of historic vintage aerial photographs and historic cartographic sources to note the locations of farms and facilities on Arnold Air Force Base prior to 1941. This was done by incorporating these sources into the ArcView GIS and plotting the locations of...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Richard Stallings. Susan C. Andrews. Dawn M. Bradley. Steven A. Martin. Stephen T. Mocas. Kim Simpson.

Summary of findings for Phase II investigations of 12 sites on Arnold Air Force Base in Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee. The Phase II investigations served to both confirm previously identified cultural components and identify previously unrecorded occupations. Of the 12 sites investigated, only 40CF124 is recommended as eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

DOCUMENT Full-Text Duane Simpson.

In March 2010, AMEC Earth & Environmental conducted archaeo-geophysical investigations at Huffar Cemetery at Arnold Air Force Base, which consisted of magnetic and electrical resistance surveys covering a total area of approximately 0.44 acres. The purpose of the survey was to attempt to define the breadth of potential historic graves located at the cemetery, and provide a maximum approximate boundary for said graves. This information allows the base to more confidently use areas adjacent to...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Harley Lanham.

This project was completed in fall of 1994 in support of the construction of several facilities. It included the examination of three different areas, 455 acres in Industrial Site A, 400 acres in Industrial Site B, and a small 1.7-acre tract. The investigators included a geomorphologist who judged that 20% of the surface of the project areas was highly disturbed. Investigators conducted a pedestrian survey of the areas and conducted shovel testing at 30 and 15 m intervals in vegetated areas. A...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Harley Lanham.

From July 7 to August 11, 1994, archaeologists from the Transportation Center at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville conducted a Phase I archaeological reconnaissance survey for cultural resources of selected areas within the former Camp Forrest training base in Coffee and Franklin counties, Tennessee. The locations examined were limited primarily to long narrow corridors along roads. Work included a pedestrian walk-over of all areas and shovel testing at 30m and 15m intervals. A total of...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Shawn Chapman.

Summary of archaeological investigations in support of proposed road improvements for a section of for a section of State Route 127, including a small portion that extends onto Arnold Air Force Base (Arnold AFB). Investigations included a review of the existing site records, pedestrian survey, visual inspection and shovel testing. The records search indicated 11 sites located within one mile of the project area with two sites recorded in the immediate project location. All but one of these sites...

DOCUMENT Full-Text David R. Anderson.

This project was conducted in the late summer/early fall of 1996. The areas examined were dispersed over 25 separate tracts, totaling 468 acres. Survey methodology included pedestrian survey and randomly placed shovel tests (50 cm in diameter). This effort provided photo documentation for some elements of the Camp Forrest archaeological record and also recorded one archaeological site, 40FR209, a historic site estimated to have been occupied during the late nineteenth-early twentieth...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Charles E. Cantley.

This report presents the results of an intensive Phase I archeological survey of the Rowland Creek and the ASTF Laydown ADJ Par Course survey tracts totaling 250 acres at the Arnold Engineering and Development Center in Coffee County, Tennessee. The purpose of the survey was to determine the potential impact that future construction would have on any previously unidentified cultural resources in the area. The results of the background research and the intensive survey of the Rowland Creek and...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jodi L. Johnson.

A Phase I archaeological survey was conducted by Du Vall & Associates, Inc. at the request of the Tennessee Chapter of The Nature Conservancy in conjunction with the United States Air Force. This area spans portions of both Coffee and Franklin counties, between the Duck and Elk Rivers, in southern Middle Tennessee. This survey was completed as part of a contract for a five year (1996-2000) assessment of cultural resources on selected land tracts currently maintained as pine timber stands. In...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jodi L. Johnson.

Field work for this project was undertaken in the spring of 1997. It included the intensive pedestrian survey of approximately 212 acres in 18 tracts. Survey intervals were set at 20 m. Shovel tests, 50 cm in diameter, were placed randomly in areas with a potential to contain archaeological remains. Excavated matrix was screened through 0.25-cm hardware cloth. Steep slopes and low swamps were not shovel tested. Investigators documented site 40FR211, judged to be a mid-nineteenth century...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jodi L. Johnson.

Field work for this project was undertaken in early 1997. Investigators examined approximately 460 acres in 31 tracts of timber harvesting areas. A pedestrian examination of each tract was done by walking transects spaced at 20 m intervals. Investigators excavated 50 cm diameter shovel tests at random locations in the various tracts, generally avoiding steep slopes or swampy ground. No archaeological sites were recorded as a result of this work.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Aaron Deter-Wolf. Ted Karpynec.

Phase I archaeological survey on approximately 100 acres of the Tennessee Army National Guard (TNARNG) Tullahoma Volunteer Training Site (VTS-Tullahoma). This project included background research as well as a comprehensive pedestrian survey and systematic shovel testing program of 100 acres included within the old Camp Forrest. A variety of features were recorded including road beds, sewer lines, and 24 structure foundations. Nineteen of these foundations are within the segregated barracks...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Marc E. Wampler.

Letter report for a Phase I archaeological survey of approximately 27 acres in support of planned construction of water lines. The project area is located inside the industrial complex at Arnold AFB on the northeast corner of the intersection of Von Karman Road and North Hap Arnold Drive. The field inspection included a combination of subsurface and surface reconnaissance. No cultural material was found within the 8.5 acres that required actual survey work and the remaining areas (18.5 acres)...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Richard Alvey.

On November 21, 2003 a Phase I reconnaissance survey for cultural resources was conducted at the proposed locations of two instrument stations for evapotranspiration monitoring. The instrument stations are located on Arnold Engineering Development Center/Arnold Air Force Base (AEDC/AAFB). This survey was conducted in response to Air Force form AF813 number AAFB-04-007 which had been submitted for consideration of its environmental impact. The areas to be affected by each instrument station...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Marc E. Wampler. Duane Simpson. Kim Smith. John Hunter. Steve Mocas.

Phase II archaeological site testing was performed from January to March 2010 at prehistoric sites 40CF305, 40CF306, 40FR506, and 40FR237. Sites 40CF305, 40CF306, and 40FR506 were recommended ineligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Site 40FR237 was recommended as eligible for listing on the NRHP.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Megan Cochrane. Shane McCorkle. Nathan Montague. Carrie McCorkle.

Report of Phase II archaeological investigations at ten previously recorded historic sites within the Arnold Air Force Base (AAFB) in Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee (Versar Contract F41624-03-8620, Task Order 0027). Testing was conducted at Sites 40CF271, 40CF286, 40CF292, 40CF293, 40FR228, 40FR472, 40FR473, 40FR478, 40FR479, and 40FR480. Phase II archaeological investigations were conducted to identify the presence and extend of archaeological remains and to determine the integrity of...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Dawn M. Bradley. Susan C. Andrews. Duane Simpson. Michael W. French. Stephen T. Mocas. Steven A. Martin. Kim Simpson.

Summary of phase II archaeological investigations of 12 sites on Arnold Air Force Base in Coffee County, Tennessee. The Phase II investigations served to both confirm previously identified cultural components and identify previously unrecorded occupations. The investigations were completed to aid Arnold Air Force Base in meeting the requirements of Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPH) as well as to satisfy, in part, goals and objectives outlined in Arnold’s Integrated...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Shawn Chapman.

Cultural resources survey in support of a Boy Scout project to plant Willow Oaks as part of an Earth Day Celebration. The location includes a portion of the old Franklin County Recreation Area on the south side of Woods Reservoir just east of Camp Arrowhead. Seven shovel test locations were examined within the area to be used for tree planting. Any areas of bare ground were also visually inspected for the presence of cultural material. All shovel tests were negative for cultural material and no...