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2015 Ground-Penetrating Radar Survey At The Alamo, Bexar County, Texas, Tiffany Osburn

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A ground-penetrating radar (GPR) investigation was conducted by members of the Archeology Division of the Texas Historical Commission at the Alamo Mission in San Antonio, Texas on December 2, 2015. The purpose of the survey was to determine whether GPR is a suitable technology for mapping subsurface features on the site in advance of future archeological investigations or development. Nine separate GPR grids were surveyed to provide a broad sample of the areas that may retain buried historical features. The General Land Office of Texas owns and manages the Alamo. In compliance with the Antiquities Code of Texas, the work …

Cultural Resources Investigations Of The San Antonio Water System East Sewer Rehabilitation And Replacement Project Along The Rosillo Creek Floodplain, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Rhiana D. Ward

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In October 2016, Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI), was contracted by K FRIESE + ASSOCIATES (CLIENT), on behalf of San Antonio Water System (SAWS), to perform cultural resources investigations associated with a sewer replacement and rehabilitation project in southeastern San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The purpose of the investigations was to determine whether cultural resources were located within the 69.5-acre Area of Potential Effects (APE) and, if feasible, assess their significance and eligibility for designation as State Antiquities Landmarks (SALs) and for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The project is located on both private land, and …

Intensive Cultural Resources Survey Of The Proposed San Antonio Water System E-19 Wastewater Project, Segment 2, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Jeffrey D. Owens

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Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. (Horizon) was selected by the San Antonio Water System (SAWS), via its engineering contractor, Kimley Horn and Associates (KHA) and its environmental permitting contractor, CP&Y, Inc. (CP&Y), to conduct a cultural resources inventory survey and assessment for the proposed E-19 Wastewater Project, Segment 2, in northeastern San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The proposed undertaking would involve a combination of replacement of an existing gravity wastewater pipeline as well as new construction. The Segment 2 right-of-way (ROW) begins at a hike-and-bike path located within the Salado Creek Greenway approximately 0.3 kilometer (0.2 mile) southeast of the intersection …

Archaeological Investigations Of The Proposed Brooks City Brooks City Base Connection Trail In Southeast San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Antonio E. Padilla, Ashely E. Jones

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In October 2017, on behalf of Brooks Development Authority the San Antonio River Authority [SARA] (CLIENT) contracted Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI) to perform an intensive cultural resources survey of the proposed Brooks City Base Connection Trail southeast San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The CLIENT proposes to construct a 1,120 feet of a hike and bike trail that will connect Brooks City Base to an existing network of trails adjacent to Mission Reach. The majority of the project area is located on land owned by SARA and includes portions that extends into lands controlled by the City of San Antonio …

Archaeological Monitoring Of At&T Buried Cable Installation Along Hickman Street, North Flores Street, And Krempkau, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Antonio E. Padilla, Kristi Borzea

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In June 2017, AT&T (CLIENT) contracted Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI) to conduct archaeological monitoring of construction activities associated with the installation of new fiber optic lines along Hickman Street, Flores Street, and Kempkau. Archaeological monitoring of the proposed project was requested by the City of San Antonio’s Office of Historic Preservation (COSA-OHP) due to the projected alignment of the Azalán Acequia and proximity to San Pedro Springs Park. The project is located in central San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas and occured on lands owned or controlled by the City of San Antonio, a political subdivision of the State of …

Archaeological Monitoring Of Fiber Optic Line Installation Within San Pedro Springs Park, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Antonio E. Padilla, Kristi Borzea

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In July 2017, NX Utilities (CLIENT), on behalf of AT&T, contracted Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI) to conduct archaeological monitoring of activities associated with the installation of new fiber optic lines within San Pedro Springs Park. Archaeological monitoring of the proposed project was requested by the City of San Antonio’s Office of Historic Preservation (COSA-OHP) due to the location of the project within a previously recorded archaeological site (41BX19) which is listed as a State Antiquities Landmark and is designated as the San Pedro Springs Park National Register of Historic Places District. The project is located in central San Antonio, …

Archaeological Investigations And Monitoring Of The Installation Of A Water Line Along Cunningham Avenue Near The Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Kristi Miller Nichols, Mark P. Luzmoor

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In the fall of 2016, Raba Kistner Environmental Inc. (RKEI) contracted with K Friese & Associates (CLIENT) to monitor the installation of a San Antonio Water System (SAWS) waterline along Cunningham Avenue (Ave.), between Broadway Street (St.) and N. Pine St., along the northern fence line of Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston (JBSA-FSH) and the old Playland Park property. SAWS plans to install waterlines along four distinct locations surrounding JBSA-FSH. Of the four proposed waterlines, only one waterline has the potential of impacting a recorded archaeological site. The proposed waterline warranting archaeological investigation is located along Cunningham Ave. and …

Archeological Survey For The Culebra Creek Nwwc Drainage Project, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Damon Burden

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On August 31, 2017, personnel from Prewitt and Associates, Inc., conducted an intensive archeological survey on Culebra Creek in west-central San Antonio, Texas, for Adams Environmental, Inc., and the City of San Antonio under Texas Antiquities Permit No. 8145. This work was completed prior to proposed channel improvements below existing bridges at Culebra Road and Timber Path. The horizontal Area of Potential Effects (APE) for the project is 10.6 acres of city-owned property composed of 1.7 acres at Culebra Road and 8.9 acres downstream at Timber Path. The APE segment at Culebra Road encompasses a 380-ft-long by 165-ft-wide bridge corridor, …

An Intensive Cultural Resources Survey Of 9.65 Acres Along Cinema Ridge, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Mark P. Luzmoor, Ashely E. Jones, Kristi Miller Nichols, Antonio E. Padilla

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In March 2017, the Northside Independent School District (NISD) (Client) contracted Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI) to perform an intensive cultural resources survey within a 9.65-acre tract of land along Cinema Ridge, located immediately south of Oliver Wendell Holmes High School in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The purpose of this survey was to determine if cultural resources were located within the Area of Potential Effect (APE), and if feasible, assess their significance and eligibility for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and for formal designation as a State Antiquities Landmark (SAL). As the area of potential …

Intensive Archaeological Survey Of The Proposed W.T. Montgomery Road Water Main Project, Bexar County, Texas, Melanie Nichols

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At the request of Blue Skies of Texas, an intensive archaeological survey was conducted by Pape-Dawson for the proposed W.T. Montgomery Water Main project located near the City of San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas. The project will entail the installation of approximately 1,600 feet (ft) (488 meters [m]) of new water line within a 40-ft (12.2-m) wide easement. The project area will extend along the western side of W.T. Montgomery Road and will then cross U.S. Highway 90 (US 90). The route of the water line will be bored beneath US 90 and its access roads while the remainder …

Intensive Cultural Resources Survey Of The Proposed San Antonio Water System E-19 Wastewater Project, Segment 2, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Jeffrey D. Owens

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Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. (Horizon) was selected by the San Antonio Water System (SAWS), via its engineering contractor, Kimley Horn and Associates (KHA) and its environmental permitting contractor, CP&Y, Inc. (CP&Y), to conduct a cultural resources inventory survey and assessment for the proposed E-19 Wastewater Project, Segment 2, in northeastern San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The proposed undertaking would a combination of replacement of an existing gravity wastewater pipeline as well as new construction. The Segment 2 right-of-way (ROW) begins at a hike-and-bike path located within the Salado Creek Greenway approximately 0.3 kilometer (0.2 mile) southeast of the intersection of …

Archaeological Survey Of The Highland Oaks Subdivision, Bexar County, Texas, Antonia L. Figueroa

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On May 24 and 25, 2017, the Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) conducted an archaeological pedestrian survey of the Highland Oaks subdivision in southern Bexar County, Texas. Adams Environmental, Inc. contracted CAR to conduct the work in association with future road improvements by Bexar County in the Highland Oaks subdivision. The current roads are unimproved, and 3,700 meters (m) of the residential subdivision are planned to be improved by Bexar County. As improvements will be within the public right of way (ROW) and funded by Bexar County, the project falls under …

Intensive Archaeological Survey Of Cps Energy Headquarters Parking Lot Improvements San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, David M. Yelacic

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Terracon archaeologists carried out a modified intensive survey consisting of backhoe trench excavations on behalf of City Public Service (CPS) in northern Downtown San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. At this location, CPS plans to construct a multi-level parking garage and renovate existing buildings. As CPS is a publicly owned utility company, ground disturbing work on the property is under the purview of the Antiquities Code of Texas. Accordingly, archaeological investigations were performed under Antiquities Permit No. 7859, issued to David Yelacic.

Five total backhoe trenches revealed a variety of deposits and materials, including remnants of past built environments, some of …

Uncovering And Documenting The Acequia De Valero On The Grounds Of The Planned Civic Park At The Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center Expansion Project, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Kristi Miller Nichols, Mark P. Luzmoor, Ashley Jones

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Project Control (the CLIENT) working on behalf of the City of San Antonio contracted with Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI), for the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center Expansion Project, to perform archaeological investigations and monitoring associated with the installation of a gas line and gas tie-in within the boundaries of the Convention Center. The proposed gas line route had the potential to encounter a Spanish Colonial acequia, known as the Acequia Madre de Valero or the Acequia Madre del Valero (41BX8). The acequia is a Spanish Colonial irrigation ditch dating to approximately 300 years before present. Recent investigations have found …

An Intensive Cultural Resources Survey Of 107 Acres Along Galm Road, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Mark P. Luzmoor, Ashley E. Jones, Kristi Miller Nichols

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In December 2016, the Northside Independent School District (Client) contracted with Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI) to perform a cultural resources pedestrian survey within a 107-acre tract near Galm Road in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The purpose of this survey was to determine whether cultural resources were located within the Area of Potential Effects (APE), and if feasible, assess their significance and eligibility for designation as State Antiquities Landmarks (SALs) and for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The project was sponsored by the Client and the owner of the project is currently George Weimer (soon …

Archaeological Investigations At Travis Park, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Antonia L. Figueroa

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In February 2014 and under contracted with the San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department (SAPRD), the Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) conducted archaeological investigations prior to improvements within Travis Park in central San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. Given the historic significance of the park, the CAR focused investigations in areas slated for subsurface impacts as well as the monitoring of some improvementsrelated activities. The investigations were carried out under Texas Antiquities Permit No. 6779 with Dr. Steve Tomka serving as the Principal Investigator; however, Dr. Raymond Mauldin took over the role …

Archaeological Testing Of Site 41bx6, The Alamo, City Of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Nesta J. Anderson, Kristi Miller Nichols, Steve Tomka, Clinton Mckenzie, Alamea N. Young, Melanie Nichols, Mary Jo Galindo, P. Shawn Marceaux, Jose Zapata, Jason Perez, Sarah Wigley

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In support of the Alamo Master Plan, Preservation Design Partnership (PDP) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, hired Pape-Dawson Engineers along with subconsultants Raba-Kistner Environmental Consultants (RKEI) and the Center for Archaeological Research at the University of Texas-San Antonio (CAR) to lead an archaeological effort at the west and south walls of the Alamo (41BX6). This effort was designed to build upon previous work at the Alamo in order to answer several research questions the Master Plan team has about the compound boundaries and previous living surfaces. These questions, included in the research design for the Texas Antiquities Permit application, have been refined …