Archeological Survey at Camp Stanley Storage Activity, Bexar County, Texas

Author(s): Karl W. Kibler; Kevin E. Stork; L. Wayne Klement

Year: 1998

Summary

From November 1995 into early January 1996, Prewitt and Associates, Inc., conducted an archeological survey of 2,125 acres at Camp Stanley Storage Activity in Bexar County, Texas. The survey covered approximately 977 of the 1,780 acres within the Inner Cantonment, avoiding those areas of extreme disturbance by the military. The survey of the Outer Cantonment covered 1,148 acres within five designated survey parcels. A total of 34 archeological sites, consisting af20 prehistoric and 18 prehistoric components, were documented. Many of the sites lack contextual and structural integrity due to a number of factors (e.g., erosion, brush clearing, military activities, etc.). Seven sites with eight components are recommended as potentially eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Site 41BXl180 is the only prehistoric component recommended as potentially eligible, due to the intact nature of the site's central feature, a burned rock midden. It is recommended that additional investigations in the form of test excavations be carried out for a fuller assessment of the site's eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The seven historic components consist of late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century ranch complexes and house structures and World War I training devices. The remains of ranch complexes and house structures are present at sites 41 BX1170, 41BXll72, 41BX1179, and 41 BX1189. Although these four components have limited archeological and architectural potential due to disturbances and demolition of structures, they have yet to be fully assessed. Therefore, it is recommended that these components be judged potentially eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places pending archival investigations. The World War I training devices are present at sites 41BX1l63, 41BX1188, and 41BX1l89. Training trenches at sites 41BX1163 and 41BX1l89 are diagnostic to the U.S. Army's participation in World War I. Site 41BX1188 is an old target range at Camp Stanley. Built in 1907, the target range was used extensively to train infantry during World War I and up to World War II. Key elements of these three sites are still intact and should be protected from future impacts from vandalism, construction, and range management.

Cite this Record

Archeological Survey at Camp Stanley Storage Activity, Bexar County, Texas. Karl W. Kibler, Kevin E. Stork, L. Wayne Klement. 1998 ( tDAR id: 428108) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8428108

Keywords

Culture
Historic • Prehistoric

Material
Building Materials • Chipped Stone • Glass • Metal

Site Name
41BX1156 • 41BX1157 • 41BX1158 • 41BX1159 • 41BX1160 • 41BX1161 • 41BX1162 • 41BX1163 • 41BX1164 • 41BX1165 • 41BX1166 • 41BX1167 • 41BX1168 • 41BX1169 • 41BX1170 • 41BX1171 • 41BX1172 • 41BX1173 • 41BX1174 • 41BX1175 • 41BX1176 • 41BX1177 • 41BX1178 • 41BX1179 • 41BX1180 • 41BX1181 • 41BX1182 • 41BX1183 • 41BX1184 • 41BX1185 • 41BX1186 • 41BX1187 • 41BX1188 • 41BX1189 Show More

Site Type
Agricultural or Herding • Archaeological Feature • Artifact Scatter • Burned Rock Midden • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Encampment • Midden • Military Structure • Non-Domestic Structures • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • Rock Alignment • Settlements • Water-Related

Investigation Types
Heritage Management • Reconnaissance / Survey • Site Evaluation / Testing

General
Camp Samuel F.B. Morse • Farmstead • Hospital • Leon Springs Military Reservation • Ranching Complex • target range • Warden Station • Well

Geographic Keywords
Bexar (County) • Camp Stanley • Camp Stanley Storage Activity • Texas

Spatial Coverage

min long: -98.665; min lat: 29.678 ; max long: -98.564; max lat: 29.742 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

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

Principal Investigator(s): Ross C. Fields; Karl W. Kibler

Repository(s): Fort Sam Houston

Prepared By(s): Prewitt & Associates, Inc.

Submitted To(s): Science Applications International Corporation

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