A Cultural Resources Survey of Approximately 68 Acres of Salt River Project Land South of Washington Street, Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona

Author(s): Thomas E. Wright

Year: 2001

Summary

On December 6, 2000, Archaeological Research Services, Inc. (ARS) conducted a cultural resources survey of approximately 68 acres of land owned by the Salt River Project in northwestern Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona. The project area is bounded on the north by Washington Street, on the south by the Union Pacific Railroad tracks, on the east by a property boundary approximately 600 feet west of Center Parkway, and on the west by Priest Drive.The project area is being considered for the development of a multipurpose facility with associated hotel, office, and retail space and parking structures. As a result of the survey, three archaeological sites were located.

The survey was requested by Mr. Mark C. Vinson, Historic Preservation Officer for the City of Tempe, in order to determine whether important cultural resources were present within or immediately adjacent to the project area, and which could be affected by the proposed project activities. Important cultural resources are defined as historic or prehistoric archaeological sites, objects, landscapes, traditional cultural places, and historically or architecturally significant structures or buildings that might be eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

This is a revised report of the original dated 12/15/2000.

Cite this Record

A Cultural Resources Survey of Approximately 68 Acres of Salt River Project Land South of Washington Street, Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona, 083. Thomas E. Wright. 2001 ( tDAR id: 435754) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8435754

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Keywords

Culture
Historic • Hohokam

Material
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Ground Stone

Site Name
AZ T:10:84 (ASM) • AZ U:9:229 (ASM) • AZ U:9:8 (ARS) • Grand Canal • Southern Pacific Railroad

Site Type
Agricultural or Herding • Archaeological Feature • Artifact Scatter • Canal or Canal Feature • Isolated Artifact • Railroad • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features

Investigation Types
Historic Background Research • Site Evaluation / Testing • Systematic Survey

General
Class III Cultural Resource Survey • Salt River Project • SRP

Geographic Keywords
Maricopa (County) • Tempe, AZ

Temporal Keywords
1870'S • 1920's • 19th Century • 20th Century • Historic • Prehistoric • Sacaton Phase

Spatial Coverage

min long: -111.961; min lat: 33.436 ; max long: -111.944; max lat: 33.451 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Salt River Project Cultural Resource Manager

Contributor(s): Lisa M. Milano; Shearon Vaughn

Principal Investigator(s): Lyle M. Stone, Dr.

Project Director(s): Thomas E. Wright

Landowner(s): Salt River Project

Prepared By(s): Archaeological Research Services, Inc.

Submitted To(s): City Of Tempe Historic Preservation Office

Record Identifiers

Archaeological Research Services, Inc. Project Report No.(s): 2000:083

SRP Library Barcode No.(s): 00091113

File Information

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2000_Wright_CulturalResourcesSurveyTempe_OCR_PDFA.pdf 12.44mb Jun 1, 2001 May 15, 2017 2:56:36 PM Confidential
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Contact(s): Salt River Project Cultural Resource Manager