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Archeological Survey Report On The Mid-Plains Rural Telephone Cooperative Buried Fiber Optic Line Project In Swisher, Randall, Briscoe And Armstrong Counties, Texas, James Briscoe, Jason Zan Jan 2010

Archeological Survey Report On The Mid-Plains Rural Telephone Cooperative Buried Fiber Optic Line Project In Swisher, Randall, Briscoe And Armstrong Counties, Texas, James Briscoe, Jason Zan

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

Mid-Plains Rural Telephone Company (MPRT) proposes to replace existing copper telephone lines with new fiber optic technology. The telephone grid covers major portions of Briscoe, Randall, Armstrong and Swisher counties in the Texas Panhandle. Initial consultation was made with the Texas Historical Commission (THC) in October of 2010. THC recommended all segments along or adjacent to playas, creeks and canyons be given further archeological considerations.

he proposed new fiber optic line will replace an existing buried copper telephone line. The new line will be installed with a cable plow immediately adjacent to the existing line, along the edge of the …