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This document includes the site forms for Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst as well as associated maps, references, and artifact descriptions and drawings. It also includes an addendum to site form Bu526.

In accordance with Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), the Air Force must institute a program to identify, locate, evaluate, nominate cultural resources eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and then protect them from adverse effects in accordance with Section 106 of the NHPA. The Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JBMDL) has partnered with US Forest Service (USFS) TEAMS Enterprise Unit for a Phase II evaluation of 15 archaeological sites. Fieldwork took place from July 16, 2015 through February 5, 2016 and involved shovel testing, pedestrian survey, trenching, and test units. Archaeological survey was focused entirely on the Fort Dix portion of JBMDL. Of the 15 sites evaluated, 9 sites were determined eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Sites 28-Bu-133 and 28-Bu-549 were determined to represent the same mid-late 19th century historical occupation. Sites 28-Bu-547, 28-Bu-548, and 28-Bu-134 also represent the same early-late 19th century domestic occupation. Site 28-Bu-526 contains Late Archaic through Early Woodland components that provide evidence of temporary settlement. Site 28-Bu-689 contains Late Archaic through Early Woodland components that represent seasonal occupation and resource procurement. Site 28-Oc-67 is an ephemeral lithic scatter attributed to the Late Archaic through Early Woodland periods and represents an under-documented site-type in a poorly understood geographical area. Site 28-Bu-551 represents a mid-late 19th century historical farmstead. Site 28-Bu-913 represents a mid-late 19th century domestic residence and farmstead. This site is recommended eligible for listing on the NRHP and would be a contributing resource to the recommended Pointville Archaeological Historic District. The Pointville Cemetery, the NRHP-eligible Site 28-Bu-413, NRHP-eligible 28-Bu-473, NRHP-eligible 28-Bu-542, and Texas Avenue and Pointville Road would be contributing resources to the recommended Pointville Archaeological Historic District. Future evaluation of sites 28-Bu-471, 28-Bu-472 and 28-Bu-474 may also be determined as contributing resources the Pointville Archeological Historic District even though they have not been determined as individually eligible for listing on the NRHP. Because no specific plans for development have been identified in these areas, the USFS recommends avoidance of these sites. Phase II evaluation recommends that sites 28-Bu-685, 28-Bu-698, 28-Oc-149, and 28-Bu-151 should not be considered eligible for listing on the NRHP. No further avoidance is recommended for these sites. Phase II evaluation of Site 28-Oc-152 identified intact archaeological deposits. However, recent construction and development may have adversely affected portions of the site. The USFS recommends additional survey at the Phase II level before an evaluation can be determined. This is volume one of this report, volume two can be found at https://core.tdar.org/document/438015.

The Integrated Cultural Resource Management Plan (ICRMP) provides an internal compliance and management tool that enables the conservation of historic properties and cultural resources (CR) in concert with the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB MDL) mission. The ICRMP integrates the legal requirements for CR preservation with ongoing mission activities and ensures that mission essential activities are fully supported by the management policies and procedures outlined within. The ICRMP is based on information derived from historical, archaeological, ethnographic and architectural investigations on JB MDL. It specifies management strategies for known historic properties and methods for identifying and evaluating as yet unidentified cultural resources. This ICRMP is the implementing document for the JB MDL CR management program during 2014-2019. It outlines specific procedures for consultation with the New Jersey Historic Preservation Office (NJ HPO), the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), the National Park Service (NPS), federally recognized Native American tribes, and other potential partners in cultural resource management. The NHPA requires that federal installations identify, evaluate the historic significance of and nominate significant historic properties to the NR. The historic properties identified on JB MDL include eligible and potentially eligible archaeological sites and historic architecture (Table 1.1). The properties include one NHL (Hangar No. One), two NR listed properties (Hangar No. One and the Hanover Furnace Site), three NR eligible historic districts (Lighter than Air (LTA) Historic District, Boeing Michigan Aeronautical Research Center (BOMARC) Missile Site, and the Scott Plaza Historic District), four NR eligible historic archaeological sites (28-Bu-458, 28-Bu-459, 28-Bu-473, and 28-Bu-542), and six individually NR eligible buildings (3135, 5353, 3209, 9004, Building 120, SAGE Complex). One additional archaeological site known as the Cherry Valley Tavern (28-Bu-413) was found eligible for the NR and excavated in 1993. Two additional historic properties known as Quarters 1 and Quarters 2, both mid-nineteenth century farmhouses were identified as potentially eligible for historic architecture and archaeology (Zerbe 1990). Two additional historic architectural resources found eligible for the NR and listed with the NJ HPO are no longer extant. They include a Railroad Historic District (Buildings 3103-3106, 3111, 3115, 3116, 3123 and 3125) and Building 9726. JB MDL cultural resources also include 91.76 cubic feet of artifacts recovered from archaeological investigations within the McGuire and Dix areas.

The report is divided into two volumes. Volume II consists of the technical appendices including the results of the historic map search, detailed survey results, artifact records, National Register, Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), and New Jersey Historic Sites Inventory Forms, and a detail of the predictive model used for the survey. This report presents the results of a Phase I cultural resource survey which was conducted at the U.S. Army Training Center and Fort Dix during the winter of 1982. The survey was administered by the National Park Service, Mid-Atlantic Region, Philadelphia and was conducted by the Cultural Resource Group of Louis Berger & Associates, Inc. The survey identified three prehistoric sites from the sampled areas. These are believed to be significant because they may be representative of Late Archaic to Early Woodland Transient Camps which were part of a larger, settlement-subsistence system which involved seasonal rounds between the vicinity of the Abbott Farm Prehistoric Sites in Trenton in summer and the Pinelands vicinity in winter. In addition to the sites located, recommendations were made, based on environmental parameters, as to which areas of the base may contain additional prehistoric sites. The historic archaeological component of the survey identified the remains of three potential 19th century farmsteads which were considered potentially significant for understanding the changing relationship of rural farmsteads to urban areas, improved transportation networks, and increases in the level of technology. Areas where the potential exists for finding other historic archaeological sites were also delineated based on the historic background research. The architectural survey produced a listing of significant buildings on the base which included a cluster of the last remaining structures from the 1917 construction of the base. These buildings are being nominated for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. All surveyed structures were documented on Office of Historic Preservation (OHP) and Historic American Buildings Survey Forms and were evaluated by both the National Register Criteria and the Army Manual No. 5-801-1 criteria and recommendations were made for their treatment. A separate copy of Appendix A can be found in tDAR at: https://core.tdar.org/document/438599

The report is divided into two volumes. Volume I includes the management summary, environmental setting, prehistoric and historic overviews, and the results of the archaeological and architectural surveys. This report presents the results of a Phase I cultural resource survey which was conducted at the U.S. Army Training Center and Fort Dix during the winter of 1982. The survey was administered by the National Park Service, Mid-Atlantic Region, Philadelphia and was conducted by the Cultural Resource Group of Louis Berger & Associates, Inc. The survey identified three prehistoric sites from the sampled areas. These are believed to be significant because they may be representative of Late Archaic to Early Woodland Transient Camps which were part of a larger, settlement-subsistence system which involved seasonal rounds between the vicinity of the Abbott Farm Prehistoric Sites in Trenton in summer and the Pinelands vicinity in winter. In addition to the sites located, recommendations were made, based on environmental parameters, as to which areas of the base may contain additional prehistoric sites. The historic archaeological component of the survey identified the remains of three potential 19th century farmsteads which were considered potentially significant for understanding the changing relationship of rural farmsteads to urban areas, improved transportation networks, and increases in the level of technology. Areas where the potential exists for finding other historic archaeological sites were also delineated based on the historic background research. The architectural survey produced a listing of significant buildings on the base which included a cluster of the last remaining structures from the 1917 construction of the base. These buildings have been recommended for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. All surveyed structures were documented on Office of New Jersey Heritage and Historic American Buildings Survey Forms and were evaluated by both the National Register Criteria and the Army Manual No. 5-801-1 criteria and recommendations were made for their treatment.