Homesteading and Ranching in the Vicinity of Lake Pleasant Regional Park, Maricopa and Yavapai Counties, Arizona:Photo Log

The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) identified the need for an in-depth study of ranching and homesteading in Lake Pleasant Regional Park (LPRP). At Reclamation’s request, Archaeological Consulting Services (ACS) undertook this current study, which builds upon previous research and investigations sponsored by Reclamation that indicated that the ranching history was an important historic context for the area. This project includes: (1) archival research into the history of ranching in the park in general and the Two Shoe Ranch (a.k.a. Solo Spring Ranch, AZ T:3:39(ASM)) in particular, and (2) oral histories from four individuals familiar with ranching and homesteading in the park. It was determined through this study that the LPRP comprises the southeast corner of a much larger ranching community that spans the southernmost portion of Yavapai County from Morristown to the Agua Fria River, and stretching up to the foothills of the Bradshaw Mountains.
This is the photolog for the images taken during research and site visits to Two Shoe Ranch.
The photos can be found here: https://core.tdar.org/image/391347.
The report can be found here: https://core.tdar.org/document/391345.

垦务局（Bureau of Reclamation）认定需针对普莱森特湖区域公园（Lake Pleasant Regional Park, LPRP）内的牧场经营与宅地开发活动开展深入研究。应垦务局的要求，考古咨询服务公司（Archaeological Consulting Services, ACS）承接了本次研究项目，该研究基于垦务局此前资助的相关研究与调查工作——此前的成果已证实，牧场经营历史是该区域至关重要的历史背景。本项目包含两项核心内容：其一为档案研究，系统梳理公园整体的牧场经营历史，尤其聚焦双鞋牧场（Two Shoe Ranch，又名索洛斯普林牧场，编号AZ T:3:39(ASM)）；其二为口述历史采集，访谈四位熟悉该公园内牧场经营与宅地开发经历的相关人士。

通过本次研究可明确：普莱森特湖区域公园隶属于一个规模更大的牧场社区的东南角，该牧场社区覆盖亚瓦派县最南部区域，西起莫里斯敦（Morristown）、东至阿瓜弗里亚河，并向北延伸至布拉德肖山脉山麓地带。

本影像日志收录了针对双鞋牧场开展研究与实地考察期间拍摄的全部影像资料。相关影像可通过以下链接获取：https://core.tdar.org/image/391347。完整研究报告可通过以下链接获取：https://core.tdar.org/document/391345。