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Intensive Cultural Resources Survey Of The Hutto Independent School District’S Proposed 16.7-Acre Elementary School No. 6 Tract, Hutto, Williamson County, Texas, Jeffrey D. Owens

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

Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. (Horizon) was selected by Hutto Independent School District (ISD) to conduct an intensive cultural resources inventory and assessment of the proposed location of Hutto ISD’s Elementary School No. 6 Project. The proposed Elementary School No. 6 tract consists of an approximately 6.8-hectare (16.7-acre) tract located east of the Park at Brushy Creek residential subdivision, extending eastwards from the eastern end of Holbrooke Street. For purposes of the cultural resources survey, the project area was considered to consist of the entire 6.8-hectare (16.7-acre) tract, though construction-related activities would be restricted to approximately the southern half of the …

An Intensive Cultural Resources Survey Of The 7.0-Acre Frontier Park Improvement Project In Round Rock, Williamson County, Texas, Jennifer L. Cochran

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

On 15 January 2015, Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. (Horizon) conducted an intensive cultural resources survey of the City of Round Rock’s Frontier Park Improvement Project in Round Rock, Williamson County, Texas (Project Area). The Project Area is located approximately 150.0 feet (ft) (45.8 meters [m]) south of the intersection of Chisholm Valley Drive and Frontier Trail in Round Rock, Texas. The proposed project entails conducting general improvements within the existing Frontier Park location, including minor modifications to the existing Frontier Park trail right-of-way (ROW) within the Project Area. The Area of Potential Effect (APE) for the Project Area totals 7.0 …

Cultural Resources Investigations Of The Lively Sewer Line Extension Project, Williamson County, Texas, Ken Lawrence, Alamea N. Young, Matthew Carter

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On behalf of Sentinel Land Company and a Municipal Utility District (MUD), SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted an intensive cultural resources survey for the proposed Lively Sewer Line Extension Project in Williamson County, Texas. The project area is located between the communities of Leander and Georgetown, Texas, approximately 3 miles southeast of the State Highway (SH) 29 and Ronald Reagan Boulevard intersection. In anticipation of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) permitting regulations, the proposed project is subject to review in accordance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) (16 USC 470) and its implementing regulations (36 …

Intensive Archaeological Survey For The Proposed Hero Way Road Improvements, Megan A. Koszarek

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The City of Leander contracted HDR Engineering, Inc. (HDR) to conduct an intensive cultural resources survey in advance of proposed road improvements to Hero Way (Old FM 2243) in the City of Leander, Williamson County, Texas. The project consists of the renovation of 2.7 miles of roadway with an Area of Potential Effects (APE) that includes approximately 1.9 miles of new linear Right-of-Way (ROW) and 3.1 acres of non-linear APE. The archaeological investigation conducted by HDR consisted of intensive survey of the APE to determine the presence/absence of archaeological resources by employing pedestrian survey, shovel testing, and photo documentation. Fieldwork …

Archeological Survey Of Lots 3 And 6 In Turtle Creek Village, Round Rock, Williamson County, Texas, Damon Burden

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On December 3, 2014, an archeologist with Prewitt and Associates, Inc., conducted an intensive archeological survey of two parcels totaling 13.5 acres in Round Rock in southern Williamson County, Texas. The survey was completed prior to proposed residential development on Lots 3 and 6 in Turtle Creek Village, just west of A. W. Grimes Boulevard.

The survey found that the project area has been extensively disturbed by cultivation, erosion, earthmoving, and the channelization of Dry Branch Creek, which bisects the project area. Fourteen shovel tests excavated in the project area encountered no archeological materials; many of them identified areas of …

Archeological Survey Of Parmer Village Duplexes (Lot 4), Austin, Williamson County, Texas, Damon Burden

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On December 4, 2014, an archeologist with Prewitt and Associates, Inc., conducted an archeological survey of a small property in northwest Austin in Williamson County, Texas. The work was performed for the proposed residential development of a 9.3-acre parcel of private property just west of Lake Creek at the intersection of Parmer Lane and Sage Grouse Drive. The field investigation was limited to the edges of the project area due to ongoing earthmoving and residential construction, which had extensively disturbed and reworked almost all of the parcel.

Surface survey identified a small amount of lithic debitage and burned rocks in …

Intensive Cultural Resources Survey Of A Proposed 11.2-Acre Apartment Complex Development, Leander, Williamson County, Texas, Jeffrey D. Owens

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Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. (Horizon), was selected by the Mason Joseph Company, Inc. (MJC), on behalf of a private real estate developer, to conduct an intensive cultural resources inventory and assessment for the proposed development of an apartment complex on a 4.5-hectare (11.2-acre) tract in Leander, Williamson County, Texas. The tract is located at the northeast corner of the intersection of Hero’s Way and County Road (CR) 273 on an upland interfluve between the North and South Forks of Brushy Creek. The Area of Potential Effect (APE) for direct effects consists of the entire 4.5-hectare (11.2-acre) tract within which construction …

Bryson Offsite Project Cultural Resource Survey Report, Casey Hanson

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Atmos Energy Corporation (Atmos) contracted Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc. (Burns & McDonnell) to perform a records review and archaeological pedestrian survey for the Bryson Offsite Project (Project), a natural gas pipeline installation in the city of Leander, Williamson County, Texas (Appendix A: Figure A1). The following report provides information regarding the proposed Project and includes the results of the cultural resources background review and the methods and results of the archaeological survey. The report is presented in the short report format developed by the Council of Texas Archaeologists (CTA) for small projects with no findings (CTA 2015).

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Intensive Archaeological Survey Investigations Of A Proposed 125-Acre Lakewood Community Park For The City Of Leander, Williamson County, Texas, Dedra A. Black, James W. Karbula

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Report Title: Intensive Archaeological Survey Investigations of a Proposed 125-Acre Lakewood Community Park for the City of Leander, Williamson County, Texas

Report Date: August 2015

Report Number: WSA Technical Report No. 2015-21

Agency: none

Permit Number: Texas Antiquities Code Permit 7296

Project Description: WSA, Inc. (WSA) conducted a 100% pedestrian archaeological survey with shovel testing for the proposed City of Leander, Lakewood Community Park in Williamson County, Texas. The project is sponsored by the City of Leander Parks and Recreation Department and owned by the City of Leander and the investigations are subject to the Texas Antiquities Code (TAC) and …

Intensive Cultural Resources Survey Of 3 Usace Jurisdictional Stream Crossings For The Stewart Crossing Residential Subdivision Project, Leander, Williamson County, Texas, Jeffrey D. Owens

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Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. (Horizon) was selected by Meritage Homes of Texas, LLC (Meritage), to conduct an intensive cultural resources inventory and assessment of 3 US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) jurisdictional stream crossings within the proposed Stewart Crossing tract in Leander, Williamson County, Texas. The Stewart Crossing tract represents the proposed site of a residential subdivision, and the overall property boundaries encompass an area of 26.3 hectares (65.1 acres). The overall property is bounded on the south by East Woodview Drive and on the north by Brushy Creek. While the proposed undertaking would be conducted by a privately owned …

Intensive Archeological Survey Of Potential Shaft Locations Along The Proposed City Of Austin Parmer Lane Wastewater Interceptor, Travis And Williamson Counties, Texas, Chris Dayton

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In January and April 2014, an intensive archeological survey was completed in order to inventory and evaluate archeological resources within six proposed work areas, primarily potential shaft locations, along a proposed 3.7-kilometer (km) or 2.8-mile wastewater interceptor pipeline adjacent to Parmer Lane, also known as Farm-to-Market (FM) Road 734 in northwest Austin, Travis and Williamson Counties, Texas. The six areas—two along the southwest side of Parmer Lane and four along the northeast side—cover a total of 9.7 hectares or 24 acres. The work was carried out for the City of Austin under Texas Antiquities Permit 6713 by Cox|McLain Environmental Consulting, …

Hero Way Relocation Project Archaeological Monitoring Report, Casey Hanson

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Atmos Energy Corporation (Atmos) contracted Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc. (Burns & McDonnell) to perform a records review and archaeological monitoring for the Hero Way Relocation Project (Project), a natural gas pipeline relocation and replacement project in the city of Leander, Williamson County, Texas (Appendix A: Figure A-1). The following report provides information regarding the proposed Project and includes the results of the cultural resources background review and the results of the archaeological monitoring. The report is presented in the short report format developed by the Council of Texas Archaeologists (CTA) for small projects with no findings (CTA, 2015) …