Cape Cod Space Force Station Cultural Resources Archive

Part of: Air Force - Midwest

Collection of documents, data, and images generated from and/or related to archaeological resource and investigations on the Cape Cod Space Force Station in Massachusetts. The collection was created by tDAR under contract with the USAF and is intended to organize documents, images, and other data from the Cape Cod Space Force Station.

Some of the digital resources are organized under several sub-collections, which group together documents from particular investigations or related to certain sites or parts of the base. Other digital objects are included individually. Due to the potential sensitive information included in these documents, users that wish to access documents and images without redaction should contact the cultural resources office at the Cape Cod Space Force Station.

Note: Originally named Cape Cod Air Force Station, the station was renamed to Cape Cod Space Force Station after the creation of the Space Force in 2019. Depending on the date of the resource, it will determine what name is used to refer to the installation.

Site Name Keywords
Building 2 • Building 4 • Building 10 • Building 21 • Building 54 • Building 58 • Building 23 • Building 002 • Building 50 • Building 004

Site Type Keywords
Water Well • Non-Domestic Structures • Governmental Structure • Historic Governmental Structure • Military Structure • power plant • Sentry Post • Technical Facility/Scanner Building • Warehouse • Water Treatment Plant

Other Keywords
Cape Cod Air Force Station • Cape Cod Space Force Station • Pave PAWS Radar Network • NRHP • ICRMP • Integrated Resources Management Plan • National Register of Historic Places • Perimeter Acquisition Vehicle Entry Phased Array Warning System • Programmatic Agreement • PAVE PAWS

Culture Keywords
Historic • Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head-Aquinnah • Native American • WTGH/A

Investigation Types
Heritage Management • Architectural Documentation • Archaeological Overview • Architectural Survey • Consultation • Reconnaissance / Survey • Systematic Survey • Historic Background Research

Material Types
Building Materials

Temporal Keywords
Historic • Cold War • Cold War Era • Prehistoric

Geographic Keywords
United States of America (Country) • Massachusetts (State / Territory) • Barnstable County (County) • North America (Continent) • USA (Country) • Cape Cod • Sagamore, Massachusetts • Massachusetts • Bourne, Massachusetts

Resources Inside This Collection (Viewing 1-12 of 12)

  • Documents (12)
  • Archaeological Investigations at the Cape Cod Air Force Station in Bourne, Massachusetts (1996)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Gerald M. Macomber.

    Archaeological investigations were conducted at the Cape Cod Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Bourne, Massachusetts to identify areas within the boundaries of the CCAFS that were sensitive for the presence of archaeological remains. The intensive survey was conducted at the location of a new water well water supply pipeline, and water storage tank. The results of the cultural reconnaissance survey determined that because of rugged terrain and the scarcity of existing or past water resources on or...

  • Cape Cod SFS Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (2024)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Jennifer Abplanalp

    This ICRMP was developed to provide for effective management and protection of cultural resources. It summarizes the history and prehistory of the installation, and reviews past historical and archaeological survey efforts. It outlines and assigns responsibilities for the management of cultural resources, discusses related concerns, and provides standard operating procedures (SOPs) that will help to preserve the cultural resources of the installation within the context of the mission. The ICRMP...

  • Department of the Air Force, Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan, Buckley - Cape Cod Space Force Station Installation Supplement (2022)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Paul Silva.

    This ICRMP was developed to provide for effective management and protection of cultural resources. It summarizes the history and prehistory of the installation and reviews past historical and archaeological survey efforts. It outlines and assigns responsibilities for the management of cultural resources, discusses related concerns, and provides standard operating procedures (SOPs) that will help to manage or preserve the cultural resources of the installation within the context of the...

  • Historic Properties of the Cold War Era, Cape Cod Air Station, Massachusetts (1998)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Mandy Whorton. John F. Hoffecker.

    This report presents the results of an inventory of Cold War era buildings and structures at Cape Cod Air Station (AS), which has operated as a missile early warning radar installation from 1979 to the present and is currently managed by the 21 SW. The purpose of the inventory was to evaluate the facilities at Cape Cod (AS) in terms of their eligibility for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) within the historical context of the Cold War. All of the facilities at this...

  • Historic Properties of the Cold War Era: 21st Space Wing (1998)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Mandy Whorton. John F. Hoffecker.

    This report presents the results of an inventory of Cold War era buildings and structures at Cape Cod Air Station (AS) which has operated as a missile early warning radar installation from 1979 and is currently managed by the 21SW. The purpose of this inventory was to evaluate the facilities at Cape Cod AS in terms of their eligibility for inclusion in the NRHP within the historical context of the Cold War. All of the facilities at this installation were constructed less than 50 years ago, and...

  • Massachusetts Historical Commission, Form B - Building: Massachusetts Military Reservation, Cape Cod Air Station (1996)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text John F. Hoffecker. Mandy Whorton.

    Building forms for the Massachusetts Historical Commission recording buildings at the Massachusetts Military Reservation, Cape Cod Air Station. Buildings recorded either housed or supported the PAVE PAWS radar at Cape Cod Air Station. The PAVE PAWS (Perimeter Acquisition Vehicle Entry Phased Array Warning System) was designed and built for the U.S. Air Force top early warning of submarine launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) fired from the Atlantic Ocean. Three other PAVE PAWS sites provide...

  • Perimeter Acquisition Vehicle Entry Phased Array Warning System (PAVE PAWS) facilities at Cape Cod Air Station (AS), Massachusetts (1999)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Charles R. Aukland.

    Post-Cold War downsizing has resulted in a number of necessary changes to Cold War era facilities. Two of the Perimeter Acquisition Vehicle Entry Phased Array Warning System (PAVE PAWS) sites (Texas and Georgia) are no longer operational and have been partially dismantled. Several engineering projects required at the Cape Cod site have been determined to have adverse effects on the historic integrity of the radar facility. The Air Force, State Historic Preservation Officer, and the Advisory...

  • U.S. Air Force Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan Peterson - Cape Cod AFS Installation Supplement (2021)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Stephan Marinelli. Tyler Dugan.

    This Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) was developed to provide for effective management and protection of cultural resources. It summarizes the history and prehistory of the installation and reviews past historical and archaeological survey efforts. It outlines and assigns responsibilities for the management of cultural resources, discusses related concerns, and provides standard operating procedures (SOPs) that will help to manage or preserve the cultural resources of the...

  • U.S. Air Force Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan, Cape Cod Air Force Station (2019)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text James E. Roberts.

    Cape Cod Air Force Station’s (CCAFS) ICRMP was prepared as required by DoD Instruction (DoDI) 4715.3, Environmental Conservation Program, and AFI 32-7065. Each year the ICRMP will be reviewed and updated to incorporate new information and activities. The ICRMP serves as the long-term plan to accomplish the missions of the CCAFS cultural resource program.

  • U.S. Air Force Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan, Cape Cod Air Force Station (2020)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text James E. Roberts.

    Cape Cod Air Force Station’s (CCAFS) ICRMP was prepared as required by DoD Instruction (DoDI) 4715.3, Environmental Conservation Program, and AFI 32-7065. Each year the ICRMP will be reviewed and updated to incorporate new information and activities. The ICRMP serves as the long-term plan to accomplish the missions of the CCAFS cultural resource program.

  • U.S. Air Force Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan, Cape Cod Air Force Station (2018)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Stephan Marinelli. Tyler Dugan.

    Cape Cod Air Force Station’s (CCAFS) Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) was prepared as required by Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 4715.3, Environmental Conservation Program, and AFI 32-7065. Each year the Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) will be reviewed and updated to incorporate new information and activities. The Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) serves as the long-term plan to accomplish the missions of the Cape Cod Air...

  • U.S. Air Force Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan, Cape Cod Air Force Station (2017)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Pamela K. Miller. Nathan J. Hippe.

    This ICRMP was developed to provide for effective management and protection of cultural resources. It summarizes the history and prehistory of the installation, and reviews past historical and archaeological survey efforts. It outlines and assigns responsibilities for the management of cultural resources, discusses related concerns, and provides standard operating procedures (SOPs) that will help to preserve the cultural resources of the installation within the context of the mission. The ICRMP...