Prehistoric and Historic Overview of the Lackland Air Force Base Area: San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas (10,000 B.C. to A.D. 1947)

Summary

This overview presents the prehistoric and historic cultural background to the Lackland Air Force Base (AFB) and the San Antonio area, and documents the origins of the base itself. Geo-Marine, Inc. was contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, to provide an overview of the prehistory and history of Lackland AFB and the San Antonio area. Nancy Reese, Frank Winchell, Rebecca Procter, and Sharlene Allday authored the report, with Duane E. Peter acting as Principal Investigator. The work was completed under Delivery Order No. 0017, Contract DACA63-93-D-0014. This report has been prepared in partial fullfillment of the Air Force’s legal responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (PL 90-190); the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (PL 96-515), as amended; the Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act of 1974 (PL 930291), as amended; and Executive Order No. 11593, “Protection and Enhancement of the Cultural Environment.”

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Contact(s): Cultural Resource Office, Joint Base San Antonio

Principal Investigator(s): Duane E. Peter

Repository(s): Fort Sam Houston

Prepared By(s): Geo-Marine, Inc.

Submitted To(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District; Lackland Air Force Base

Record Identifiers

GMI Project Number(s): 1114-017

Delivery Order Number(s): 0017

Office Symbol(s): CESWF-PL-RC

Contract Number(s): DACA63-93-D-0014

OMB Number(s): 0704-0188

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