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A Cultural Resources Survey For A 17.5-Acre Tract Within The Lake Houston Wilderness Park, Montgomery County, Texas, Douglas G. Mangum, David Driver

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In January of 2015, Moore Archeological Consulting, Inc., conducted an intensive pedestrian cultural resource investigation of an approximately 17.5-acre tract and an associated water line within the Lake Houston Wilderness Park in southeast Montgomery County, Texas. The objectives of the investigation were to locate and identify cultural materials, sites, or historic properties within the proposed impact area, and to prepare management recommendations regarding any identified resources. The investigations were conducted for Berg-Oliver Associates under Texas Antiquities Permit Number 7156. An intensive pedestrian field survey of the current project area was conducted, and included both surface and subsurface (shovel test) examination. …

A Cultural Resource Survey Of The Lower Greens Bayou Detention Embankment Project, Harris County, Texas, Douglas Mangum, Rachel Goings

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In May of 2017, Moore Archeological Consulting, Inc. conducted an intensive pedestrian survey for the proposed improvements to the earthen embankment and control structure on the Lower Greens Bayou Regional Detention Facility in northeast Harris County, Texas. The project is located south of North Houston Parkway, extending south to 0.81 kilometers (km) (0.5 miles [mi.]) north of Tidwell Road, just west of Jon Ralston Road. It can be found on the Jacinto City (299515) and Harmaston quadrangles (299507) [see attached figures]. The proposed project involves improvements to an existing access road that traverses along the crest of the embankment, installation …

Incidental Archeological Resource Investigation At The Integrated Pipeline Project's Cedar Creek Reservoir Pump Station Site And 41he377 Henderson County, Texas, Katherine Seikel

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Archeologists from AmaTerra Environmental, Inc. (AmaTerra), working on behalf of the Tarrant Regional Water District (TWRD) and their environmental compliance subconsultant, Freese & Nichols, Inc., conducted an emergency investigation at the previously recorded Site 41HE377 at the Cedar Creek Reservoir Pump Station in Henderson County, Texas. The investigation was conducted after a private citizen reported finding a human jaw bone along the shoreline at 41HE377 and expressed concern that the pump station, which is currently under construction, may be impacting an unrecorded cemetery.

Initially recorded in 2011, 41HE377 was documented as a thin surface scatter of prehistoric artifacts occupying the …

Archaeological And Metal Detector Survey In Support Of Site Selection For A Museum And Visitors Center At The San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site, Harris County, Texas, Michael Quennoz, Vincent Valenti, Tony Scott

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At the request of the San Jacinto Museum of History Association, Gray & Pape, Inc., of Houston, Texas, conducted an archaeological survey of approximately 8.2 hectares (20.3 acres) in support of a potential future construction location for a museum and visitors center. The project area consisted of two polygon boundaries, Area A and Area B, located southwest of the San Jacinto Monument. Area A was further subdivided into three sections for ease of analysis.

The Lead Agency for this project has been identified as the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The project is located on state-owned lands; thus, requiring permitting …

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 …

Lueders Water System Improvements Jones County, Texas, Cody S. Davis

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The City of Lueders, TX is proposing to make improvements to its water system in Jones County, TX. The project includes construction of an approximately 900 m long waterline south of town running from Cox Street to CR207/204. The pipeline bores under the Clear Fork of the Brazos River 450 m upstream from the Lake Penick dam. Jacob & Martin, LTD, which is designing the pipeline route, contracted with AR Consultants, Inc. to conduct a pedestrian survey of the route. The purpose of this investigation was to determine if significant cultural resources were present in the proposed project area. Site …

Interstate Highway 35 From South Of State Highway 80 To North Of Ranch-To-Market 12, Hays County, Texas, Katherine Seikel

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In February 2017, AmaTerra Environmental, Inc. (AmaTerra) conducted an intensive archeological survey for proposed improvements to Interstate Highway (I) 35 from South of State Highway (SH) 80 to North of Ranch-to-Market (RM) 12 through the City of San Marcos in Hays County, Texas (CSJ No. 0016-03-114). The proposed project would realign entrance and exit ramps, reconstruct frontage roads, make intersection improvements at SH 123, replace frontage road bridges over the San Marcos River and Willow Springs Creek, replace bridges at SH 123/Guadalupe Streets, and construct a new shared-use path along the northbound frontage road to accommodate bicycle and pedestrian use. …

Fm 148 From South Of Us Highway 80 To Spur 557 Kaufman County, Jon Dowling

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Archeological survey of the Farm-to-Market Road (FM) 148 from south of US Highway (US) 80 to Spur (SP) 557 Project was carried out within northern Kaufman County, Texas. Archeological survey work was performed in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, National Historic Preservation Act § 106 and associated federal regulations (36 CFR 800), as well as the Texas Antiquities Code (9 TNRC 191) and associated state regulations (13 TAC 26). Blanton & Associates, Inc. conducted survey work under contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., on behalf of the City of Terrell. The purpose of the archeological survey was to …

Intensive Archeological Survey On Farm-Tomarket 767 At Punta De Agua And Rita Blanca Creeks, Hartley County, Texas, Steve Carpenter

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On behalf of the Texas Department of Transportation, SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted an intensive cultural resources survey on August 7, 2017, of 9.2 acres of existing right-of-way (ROW) along Farm-to-Market (FM) 767, west of Channing in Hartley County, Texas. As the project will receive funding from the Federal Highways Administration, it qualifies as an undertaking as defined in Title 36 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 800.16(y); therefore, the archeological survey was conducted in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S. Code 306108). Furthermore, the project must also comply with the Antiquities Code of …

Archeological Intensive Survey Of Farm-Tomarket Road 1463, Fort Bend County, Dan Rodriguez

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On behalf of the Texas Department of Transportation, SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted an intensive archeological survey on December 16, 2016, of approximately 87.5 acres of existing right-of-way (ROW) along Farm-to-Market road (FM) 1463 near Katy, Texas, for the purpose of upgrading and widening the roadway. Investigations occurred along FM 1463 between Interstate Highway (IH) 10 and FM 359. The total project area for roadway improvements constitutes 115.4 acres within new and existing ROW; however, access was limited to the 87.5 acres of existing ROW; access to 27.9 acres comprising new ROW was not available. Because the project will receive …

Intensive Archaeological Survey For The Ntmwd North Mckinney Pipeline Phase Iii—Project No. 431, Collin County, Texas, Megan Koszarek, Kristin Morgan

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The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) contracted HDR Engineering, Inc. (HDR) to conduct an intensive archaeological survey prior to the installation of the proposed North McKinney Pipeline in McKinney, Collin County, Texas. The pipeline will consist of 23,918 linear feet (ft) of pipeline, with a diameter measuring between 72 inches (in) and 84 in, along an approximately 4.53-mile (mi) long easement corridor. Of this total, approximately 3.28 mi have been previously surveyed by Geo-Marine, Inc. in 2009 (Tiné 2009). Thus, the current cultural resources investigation conducted by HDR will cover the remaining 1.25 mi of pipeline easement. The survey …

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 Cultural Resources Survey Of 3 Usace Jurisdictional Impact Areas Within The Proposed Bryson Development, Leander, Williamson County, Texas, Briana N. Smith

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On May 4, 2017, Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. (Horizon) conducted an intensive cultural resources survey of 3 US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) jurisdictional areas within the Bryson Development, located east of US Highway (US) 183-A tollway north of Leander in Williamson County, Texas. Crescent Leander is proposing to construct a residential subdivision that would include residential lots, roadways, utilities, and detention ponds. The 3 impact areas identified within the proposed development consist of 2 detention ponds and 1 road crossing that would affect 2 unnamed ephemeral tributaries of the South Fork of the San Gabriel River. Although the proposed …

Intensive Archeological Survey: State Highway 31, Navarro County, Texas, Christina Nielsen, Steve Carpenter

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On behalf of the Texas Department of Transportation, SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted an intensive cultural resources survey with systematic shovel testing and mechanical trenching from July 13-14 and 18-20, 2017 of 266 acres of new right-of-way (ROW) along State Highway (SH) 31 in Navarro County, Texas. Because the project will receive funding from the Federal Highways Administration, it qualifies as an undertaking as defined in Title 36 Code of Federal Regulations Part 800.16(y) and, therefore, survey was conducted in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S. Code 306108). Furthermore, the project must also comply …

Summary Of Archeological Investigations Conducted Under Texas Antiquities Permit No. 4207 For The Texas Department Of Transportation, Gonzales, Caldwell, Williamson, Bastrop, And Hill Counties, Texas, Dana Anthony, David Brown, Marisol Espino, James T. Abbott

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In July 2006, the Texas Department of Transportation contracted TRC Environmental Corporation to conduct four surveys without geological evaluation under Contract #575XXSA008. All four investigations were subsumed under Texas Antiquities Permit No. 4207, with J. Michael Quigg serving as Principal Investigator. Fieldwork for all four investigations was performed by Dana Anthony and David O. Brown. All field work was conducted between July 2006 and October 2006. The projects were located in Gonzales and Caldwell County, Williamson County, Bastrop County, and Hill County. Final preparation of this report was performed by Marisol Espino and James Abbott, based upon drafts provided by …

Survey Of Bouldering Problems And Enhanced Documentation Of Native American Rock Imagery, Hueco Tanks State Park And Historic Site, El Paso County, Texas, Christopher V. Goodmaster, Lawrence L. Loendorf, Myles Miller

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This report presents the results of an extensive photographic survey of recreational boulder climbing routes (i.e., bouldering problems) and enhanced documentation of Native American rock imagery at Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site in El Paso County, Texas, by Versar, Inc., for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Fieldwork for this project was conducted between March and June 2016. Based on the two most comprehensive bouldering guidebooks available for Hueco Tanks, approximately 1,901 published bouldering problems exist within the park. Of these, 172 bouldering problems are within areas indicated as closed as of June 2015 by the Public Use Plan …

Archeological Reconnaissance Of Selected Trail Corridors, Big Bend Ranch State Park, Presidio And Brewster Counties, Texas 2004 - 2010, Tim Roberts, Tim Gibbs, Joshua Gibbs

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Between 2004 and 2010, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) archeologists conducted reconnaissance level archeological investigations of selected trails at Big Bend Ranch State Park, Brewster and Presidio Counties, Texas. The purpose of the investigations was to provide cultural resources information that would be beneficial in developing a multi-use trail system in the park that would avoid both direct and potential secondary impacts to archeological sites, when possible, or provide recommendations for mitigative measures, when necessary. These investigations also provide the baseline data needed for conducting future conditions assessments on these sites.

During the course of these investigations, a total …

Archeological Survey Of Two Miles Associated With The Proposed Extension Of Mccart Avenue And Mcpherson Road, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, Julian A. Sitters, Erin Mace

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In May of 2017, AmaTerra Environmental, Inc. (AmaTerra) conducted an intensive archeological survey in advance of the proposed extension of McCart Avenue and McPherson Road, in southern Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. The total project length is approximately two miles, or about 69 acres in size, within new Right-of-Way to be acquired by the City of Fort Worth. AmaTerra conducted the archeological survey under Texas Antiquities Permit No. 8027.

Archeological investigations consisted of a thorough pedestrian survey and the excavation of 45 shovel tests throughout the Area of Potential Effects (APE) where access was available. Field archeologists observed multiple landscape …

Cultural Resources Survey For The Village Of Vinton Wastewater Pipeline Systems, El Paso County, Texas, Elia Perez

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TRC conducted an intensive, linear pedestrian survey of a proposed route for a sanitary sewer gravity line that will convey flows from the City of Vinton to a regional lift station. The regional lift station will be constructed by El Paso Water Utilities on their property. The sewer gravity line will range between 12 and 18 feet in diameter with a total length of more than 5,000 feet. Of the 5,000 feet, only 700 feet will cross the Rio Grande. The project area is located within El Paso County, Texas. The proposed line will cross Doniphan Rd, railroad tracks and …

Cultural Resource Survey Of The Sabine River Authority's Sabine River Pump Station And Pipeline, Orange And Newton Counties, Texas, Katherine Seikel, Erin Mace

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In May and July of 2016, AmaTerra Environmental, Inc. (AmaTerra) conducted a cultural resources survey for the proposed Sabine River Authority Sabine River pump station and pipeline route in Orange and Newton Counties, Texas. The total project area covers 128 acres, which will be utilized for the construction of a pump station and water pipeline.

Archeological investigations, conducted under Texas Antiquities Permit No. 7597, consisted of a pedestrian survey and the manual excavation of 133 shovel tests within the Area of Potential Effect (APE). Field archeologists observed numerous landscape modifications resulting from transportation, commercial and residential development, and timbering. No …

Archeological Testing Of The Fivemile Crossing Site, 41mn55: A Toyah Site On The San Saba River, Menard County, Texas, Douglas K. Boyd, Gemma Mehalchick

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Archeological testing of the Fivemile Crossing site, 41MN55, was conducted by Prewitt and Associates, Inc., for the Texas Department of Transportation in November 2006. Located on an alluvial terrace along the San Saba River about 4.3 miles west of Menard, Texas, the site consists of a shallowly buried Late Prehistoric or Protohistoric occupation. Eighteen hand-excavated test units sampled 13.5 m2 from two very narrow strips of intact deposits within the right of way on both sides of FM 2092. The excavations recovered chipped stone artifacts and bone-tempered pottery from a single occupation zone attributed to the Toyah culture. What remains …

Archaeological Survey Of Proposed Houston Arboretum & Nature Center Improvements, Harris County, Texas, Todd Mcleod, C. Wesley Mattox, Hannah Curry-Shearouse

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On behalf of Design Workshop, Inc. and the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center (HANC), SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted an intensive archaeological survey of the proposed HANC improvements in Harris County, Texas. The portion of the HANC to be affected by the proposed improvements consists of an approximately 55-acre area (project area) located in the northern third of the overall 155-acre HANC. Archaeological investigations were conducted in compliance with the Antiquities Code of Texas under Antiquities Permit No. 7592 and with guidelines set forth by the Texas Historical Commission (THC).

The background literature review revealed that no cultural resources surveys …

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 …

Intensive Archeological Survey For Proposed Improvements To Onion Creek Metro Park, Travis County, Texas, David Sandrock

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In September 2017, an intensive archeological survey was completed in order to inventory and evaluate any archeological materials within the project footprint for proposed improvements to the Onion Creek Metro Park in Travis County, Texas. The work was performed for the City of Austin under Texas Antiquities Permit 8159 by David Sandrock (Principal Investigator) of Cox|McLain Environmental Consulting, Inc. (CMEC).

Much of the 30-acre archeological area of potential effects (APE) exists as a wooded, brushy area along the southern/eastern banks of Onion Creek, northwest of the intersection of Nuckols Crossing Road and Thaxton Road. Areas along the bordering roadways were …

Report For Intensive Archeological Survey For Zaragoza Port-Of-Entry: Proposed Improvements To Pan American Drive And Winn Road El Paso County, Texas, Haley Rush, Matthew Stotts, David Sandrock, Melissa M. Green

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An intensive archeological survey was completed in order to inventory and evaluate archeological resources within the footprint of proposed improvements to Pan American Drive and Winn Road in El Paso County, Texas. The proposed improvements would extend Winn Road from Pan American Drive to Rio Del Norte Drive, resurface Pan American Drive from Loop 375 to Winn Road, and expand an existing detention pond. The proposed improvements along Pan American Drive and Winn Road are approximately 2.03 miles (3.27 kilometers) long with a typical width of 90 feet (27.43 meters). The archeological area of potential effects (APE), including the expansion …

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 The Proposed Uvalde Memorial Hospital Demolition And Reconstruction Project Uvalde County, Texas, Daniel J. Prikryl, Eric A. Schroeder

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The Uvalde County Hospital Authority has applied for a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development funding to demolish its existing Uvalde Memorial Hospital complex and construct a new hospital and associated facilities. The new complex will be constructed on an undeveloped 11.5-acre tract immediately south of the existing complex. Those facilities proposed for demolition consist of the original Uvalde Memorial Hospital building, the current main hospital building, a warehouse building, and the central plant building. The original hospital building dates to 1949 while all other buildings to be demolished date to 1971 or later. The Kate Marmion Regional Cancer …

Ancestral Caddo Ceramic Vessels From East Texas Sites Held By The Gila Pueblo Museum From 1933 To 2017, Timothy K. Perttula, Kevin Stingley

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In the summer of 2017, 21 ancestral Caddo ceramic vessels held since 1933 by the Gila Pueblo Museum and then by the Arizona State Museum were returned to the Texas Archeological Research Laboratory at The University of Texas at Austin (TARL). These vessels had not been properly or fully studied and documented when the University of Texas exchanged these vessels, so our purpose in documenting these vessels now is primarily concerned with determining the stylistic (i.e., decorative methods, motifs, and decorative elements) and technological (i.e., vessel form, temper, and vessel size) character of the vessels that are in the collection, …

The M. S. Roberts Site (41he8): Archaeological Investigations At A Caddo Mound Site In The Upper Neches River Basin In East Texas, Timothy K. Perttula, Mark Walters, Bo Nelson

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The first archaeological investigations at the M. S. Roberts site in the Caddo Creek valley of the upper Neches River basin in East Texas (Figure 1) was by University of Texas (UT) archaeologists in 1931 (Perttula 2016). In that work, UT archaeologists excavated a trench of unknown size in the ancestral Caddo mound at the site, and gathered a surface collection from the plowed cotton field around the mound.

No further archaeological work was done at the site until January 2015 when a surface collection was obtained at the site with the permission of the landowners, Jim and Denise Renfroe …