Archaeological Investigation of the Potomac Street Archaeological Monitoring Project, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas

At the request of CPS Energy (CPS), Pape-Dawson Engineers (Pape-Dawson) conducted archaeological monitoring during the installation of a new gas mainline (ML) and eight individual service extension line replacements (LSETs) along Potomac Street in eastern San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas (Project). The Project consists of the addition and replacement of approximately 151 feet (ft; 46 meters [m]) of gas main within Potomac Street and its right-of-way, between the intersections of St. James Street and St. George Street (ROW) (Project Area). The Project is situated in an urban residential area bordering historic and modern structures to the north and south, as well as the Agudas Achim Cemetery, a Jewish cemetery included in the Old San Antonio City Cemeteries National Register of Historic Places District. The Project is located within the San Antonio City Limits and requires compliance with the Historic Preservation and Design Section of the City’s Unified Development Code (UDC). The Project also impacted ROW owned by the City of San Antonio (COSA), requiring compliance with the Antiquities Code of Texas (ACT). As no federal permitting or funding is associated with the Project, compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, as amended (36 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] 800), is not required. The proposed Project included the excavation of a backhoe trench to expose an existing east/westoriented gas mainline, an adjacent trench to install a new east/west-oriented replacement gas ML, and eight lateral LSETs (four to the north and four to the south, branching off from the new replacement gas mainline into eight of the adjacent houses). Depths of impact for the Project did not exceed 4 ft (1.2 m) below the ground surface. Archaeological monitoring of the Project Area occurred between April 22 and May 5, 2020. Adam Leroy served as the Principal Investigator for the Project and was assisted by bioarchaeologist Mikayla Mathews. No significant cultural features or undisturbed cultural material deposits were encountered during the monitoring effort. As no significant cultural resources were encountered during the Project, and provided that all gas line replacements associated with the Project occur within the monitored area, Pape-Dawson recommends no further work for the proposed Project as inventoried, mapped, photographed, and described herein. All records associated with this Project are curated at the University of Texas at San Antonio Center for Archaeological Research. Following analysis, artifacts will be returned to the landowners or discarded with landowner approval

Intensive Cultural Resources Survey of the Westpointe West Off-Site Sewer Extension Phase 3 Project, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas

At the request of D. R. Horton and on behalf of San Antonio Water System (SAWS), Pape-Dawson Engineers, Inc. (Pape-Dawson) conducted an intensive cultural resources survey supplemented by shovel testing and mechanical trenching for the proposed Westpointe West Off-Site Sewer Extension Phase 3 Project (Project) in western San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The Project consists of the installation of a 1.5-mile (mi; 2.4-kilometer [km])-long, 36-inch (91-centimeter)-diameter sewer extension pipeline on privately-owned land northeast of Talley Road, between two tributaries to Medio Creek. The Project will originate 0.3 mi (0.5 km) northwest of the intersection of Louis Agusta Drive and Talley Road, directing northwest for 0.91 mi (1.46 km) along the northeastern right-of-way of Talley Road. The Project will then inflect approximately 45 degrees north-northeast and continue east another 0.61 mi (0.98 km) before terminating southeast of a large pond. Pape-Dawson archaeologists surveyed a 50-foot (ft; 15.2-meter [m]) corridor along the length of the Project, including 25 ft (7.6 m) along each side of the proposed centerline. This corridor is commensurate with the Area of Potential Effect (APE) for the Project, totaling 9.2 acres (3.7 hectares) in size. Although D.R. Horton will construct the new utility line, SAWS will be the grantee of the easement once the line is constructed. As a result, compliance with the Antiquities Code of Texas is required. In addition, since the Project will require a Section 404 permit from the United States Army Corps of Engineers, compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) is necessary. At the municipal level, the Project also falls under the City of San Antonio’s (COSA) Unified Development Code (Article 6 35-630 to 35-634), as it is within the COSA City Limits. In accordance with Section 106 of the NHPA, the Project proponent must make a reasonable and good faith effort to identify historic properties within the APE and to take into account any direct or indirect effects the proposed Project could have on properties listed or considered Eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). No NRHP-eligible sites are located within a 1-km (0.6-mi) radius of the proposed Project APE. One isolated find, consisting of a single prehistoric lithic artifact, was encountered during the investigation. However, by Texas Historical Commission definition, isolated finds do not meet the requirements for site designation. The isolated find, therefore, is not eligible for listing in the NRHP, or for designation as a State Archaeological Landmark (SAL). Additionally, a driveway to a historic-age residence intersects a portion of the APE. No artifacts were encountered on the surface of the driveway or in shovel tests excavated adjacent to the driveway. Pape-Dawson recommends that this portion of the driveway be considered a non-contributing element of the structure that is outside of the Project APE and is Not Eligible for NRHP or SAL status. Pape-Dawson surveyed the proposed Project APE for cultural resources on March 23rd, 2020. Additionally, Pape-Dawson excavated three backhoe trenches within the APE on March 25th, 2020. The fieldwork was conducted by Pape-Dawson Principal Investigator Adam Leroy and Pape-Dawson Archaeological Technician Mikayla Mathews. As no significant cultural resources were encountered during the investigation, Pape-Dawson recommends a finding of No Historic Properties Affected for the proposed Project as inventoried, mapped, photographed, and described herein, provided that all Project construction occurs within the surveyed area

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An Intensive Phase I Cultural Resources Investigation Of The Proposed Southwest Independent School District Natatorium Project, Bexar County, Texas

On behalf of Southwest Independent School District (SWISD), Pape-Dawson Engineers, Inc. (Pape-Dawson) conducted an archaeological survey for the proposed SWISD Natatorium Project (Project) in southwestern San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. SWISD proposes to develop one of three plans for the natatorium complex on an approximately 2-hectare (5-acre) tract of land (Project Area). The Project Area is located within the City of San Antonio’s (COSA) jurisdictional boundary, necessitating compliance with the Historic Preservation and Urban Design Section of the COSA Unified Development Code (Article 6 35-630 to 35-634). As SWISD is a political subdivision of the State of Texas, compliance with the Antiquities Code of Texas (ACT) is also required. However, as no federal funding or permitting is anticipated for the Project, compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act is not required. Fieldwork for the Project was conducted on January 16, 2020. Pape-Dawson archaeologist Adam Leroy served as the Principal Investigator for the Project and was assisted by archaeologist Mikayla Mathews. Pape-Dawson archaeologists performed a pedestrian survey supplemented by shovel testing investigation of the Project Area. Site 41BX2332 was identified and recorded as a result of the investigation. 41BX2332 is a surficial to subsurface twentieth century historic artifact scatter and burned trash pit. The site spans approximately 78.5 square meters (845 square feet) based on the horizontal and vertical extent of the surficial artifact scatter. Artifacts observed on the surface throughout the site included whiteware, stoneware, porcelain, colorless flat and bottle glass of varying thicknesses (some burned, some embossed with decorations), can fragments, wire nails, and unidentified ferrous metal (some burned). One shovel test (SST01) placed in the middle of the artifact scatter was positive for cultural materials. Two diagnostic artifacts, a Colt model 1908 handgun with loaded ammunition and a colorless bottle base with makers mark, were among the artifacts recovered from SST01. Site 41BX2332 contained no cultural features and yielded common artifacts that are well documented within the region. Soils within the site and surrounding Project Area were shallow and were typically terminated at gravel impasse prior to 30 centimeters (12 inches) below surface. Additional work at the site would likely only recover similar material unlikely to contribute additional information to the archaeological record. Furthermore, the site lacks an association with people significant to the local or regional development of the area. Due to these factors, site 41BX2332 is recommended Not Eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places under Criteria A, B, C, or D, and is recommended ineligible for designation as a State Antiquities Landmark under the ACT. Based on the results of the investigation, Pape-Dawson archaeologists recommend no further work for site 41BX2332. Should additional cultural materials be inadvertently encountered outside the current parameters of the Project Area during construction, it is recommended that all work in the vicinity should cease and that the COSA and Texas Historical Commission archaeologists should be contacted immediately. Following completion of the investigation, all recovered artifacts will be discarded, and the final report will be submitted to and permanently stored at the University of Texas San Antonio-Center for Archaeological Research