Archaeological Excavations of a Salt River Valley Canal Bridge Crossing at the Central Station, 300 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona

Author(s): Mark R. Hackbarth

Editor(s): Todd W. Bostwick; T. Kathleen Henderson

Year: 1997

Summary

This report describes the results of archaeological excavations conducted by Northland Research, Inc. at the proposed site of the City of Phoenix Central Station, 300 North Central Avenue. The investigations were prompted by the discovery during construction of a concrete feature related to the nineteenth century Salt River Valley Canal. The archaeological investigations resulted in the exposure of the concrete feature, a culvert and outfall box, and five unrelated features. Four of the five features were historic and included a construction trench, a utility trench, a pit, and a wooden power pole. The remaining unrelated feature was a prehistoric metate fragment. All the features were thoroughly documented during the fieldwork; an archival study was also undertaken to supplement the information gained through the archaeological excavations.

Cite this Record

Archaeological Excavations of a Salt River Valley Canal Bridge Crossing at the Central Station, 300 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona. Mark R. Hackbarth, Todd W. Bostwick, T. Kathleen Henderson. 1997 ( tDAR id: 427922) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8427922

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Keywords

Culture
Historic

Material
Building Materials • Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Glass • Ground Stone • Metal • Wood

Site Type
Agricultural or Herding • Archaeological Feature • Bridge • Canal or Canal Feature • Pit • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • Road • Road, Trail, and Related Structures or Features

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Collections Research • Data Recovery / Excavation • Historic Background Research • Site Evaluation / Testing

Geographic Keywords
Arizona (State / Territory) • Central Station • First Avenue • Maricopa (County) • North Central Avenue • Phoenix, AZ • Salt River Valley Canal • Van Buren Street

Temporal Keywords
19th Century • Historic • Prehistoric

Spatial Coverage

min long: -112.09; min lat: 33.468 ; max long: -112.051; max lat: 33.506 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Salt River Project Cultural Resource Manager

Principal Investigator(s): T. Kathleen Henderson

Sponsor(s): Pueblo Grande Museum; Federal Transit Administration

Repository(s): Salt River Project, Tempe, AZ

Prepared By(s): Northland Research, Inc.

Record Identifiers

Pueblo Grande Museum Anthropological Paper No. (s): 5

ISBN Hardcover(s): 1-882572-25-4

ISBN Paperback(s): 1-882572-24-6

Library of Congress Catalog Number(s): 97-069896

Salt River Project Catalog No.(s): F819.P57H33 1997

Salt River Project Barcode No.(s): 00090609

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