Phase I Archaeological Survey Management Units 1,2,7,8,11,11A,12, and 13, Avon Park Air Force Range, Avon Park, Florida

• Main Author: Couturier, Kathy
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Avon Park Air Force Range 1999
• Subjects: Kissimmee River; Arbuckle Creek; Lake Arbuckle; Okechobee Basin; Belle Glade Period; 20th Century Military; Belle Glade Culture; Historic; Euroamerican; Marine-Harmon; 8PO6083; Bradford; 8PO6084; Willingham Branch Site; Medina; 8PO6086; Blevins; 8PO6076; JEB; 8PO6077; Nature Trail Road; 8PO6079; Arbuckle Thicket; 8PO6081; Arbuckle Flatwoods; 8PO6087; Blondin; 8PO6088; Beavan; 8PO6089; Jones; 8PO6090; Armadillo; 8PO6092; Arbuckle Terrace North; 8PO6096; Frostproof Flats; 8PO6097; Sullivan; 8PO6078; Rimbey; 8PO6080; Duval; 8PO6082; Stevens; 8PO6095; Andrea Lea; 8PO6099; Tomlin Gully North; 8HG927; Tomlin Gully South; 8HG928; Littler Lake; 8HG931; Sandy Hook Hammock; Medina-Hernando; 8HG926; 8HG937; Hathaway; Small Nervosa; 8HG929; 8HG938; Vaughn; Psychotria Nervosa; 8HG930; 8HG941; Echo Ridge; 8HG932; Echo Scrub; 8HG933; Sharp; 8HG934; Smith Island; 8HG935; Patton; 8HG936; 8PO1001; Three Jasper; 8HG939; Fitch; 8HG940; Jaycat; 8HG942; Morgan Hole Creek #2; Arnold Homestead; 8PO6085; 8PO6091; Arbuckle Terrace; 8PO6093; Simulated City; 8PO6094; Ebersbach Midden North; 8PO6098; Blue Jordan Bombing Target; 8HG688; Military observation tower; Trash Midden; Bombing targets; Archaeological Feature; Artifact Scatter; Fence; Isolated Artifact; Multi-component historic and prehistoric; Gunnery Range debris; Midden; Homestead; Shell; Wood; Ceramic; Chipped Stone; Fauna; Building Materials; Metal; Archaeological Overview; Site Evaluation / Testing; Systematic Survey; Sandy Hook; Creek Lake
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6067/xcv8930v2m; http://core.tdar.org/document/391166

In a continuing effort to comply with Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida, conducted two Phase I archaeological surveys, in the Fall of 1998 and in the Spring of 1999. The surveys were contracted through Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Virginia, and Moody AFB, Georgia. One survey, conducted in November and December of 1998, investigated a 5,700 acre (2,307 hectare) portion of Management Units 1 and 2. The second survey was conducted in April and May of 1999, and investigated a 1,925 acre (779 hectare) portion of Management Units 7, 8, 11, 11A, 12, and 13. The Phase I surveys of management Units 1, 2, 7, 8, 11, 11A, 12, and 13 resulted in the identification of 41 new archaeological sites, including 38 prehistoric sites, 2 historical sites, and 1 multi-component prehistoric and historical site. In addition, work was conducted at two previously identified sites: additional survey was carried out at the Morgan Hole Creek #2 site (8HG688), and artifacts were collected from the surface at the Arnold Homestead site (8PO1001). Based on the results of the Phase I surveys, eight sites are recommended potentially eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. These sites include Willingham Branch (8PO6085), Arbuckle Terrace (8PO6091), Simulated City (8PO6093), Ebersbach Midden North (8PO6094), Blue Jordan Bombing Target (8PO6098), Small Nervosa (8HG937), Psychotria Nervosa (8HG938), and Sandy Point Hammock (8HG941). The cultural resources contained in these sites include six prehistoric sites/components (8PO6085, 8PO6091, 8PO6094, 8HG937, 8HG938, and 8HG941) and two historic sites/components (8PO6093 and 8PO6098).