Eligibility Evaluation of the Joseph City Irrigation System, Navajo County, Arizona for the Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office: Photos

The rural community of Joseph City, Arizona, is located off Interstate 40 west of Holbrook, on the Little Colorado River in Navajo County, Arizona. The Joseph City Irrigation Company received a grant from the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) to install new pipe in approximately 2,500 feet of the existing 10-mile-long irrigation ditch. Prior to installing the pipe, Reclamation must determine if the historic irrigation system is eligible for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). At Reclamation’s request, Archaeological Consulting Services Ltd. (ACS) conducted archival research in support of this effort. ACS conducted archival research on December 1–3, 2004 at the Arizona Historical Society (AHS) archives and the Special Collections at Northern Arizona University (NAU), and at the Museum of Northern Arizona library. ACS also conducted a field visit on December 2, 2004, to view and photograph the dam and some of the associated irrigation system components at Joseph City. Likewise, ACS conducted interviews with Joseph City Irrigation Company board members to gather additional information about the irrigation system. These photos were taken during the site evaluation. The photo log can be found at tDAR ID: 394270. The report is available at tDAR ID: 394269.亚利桑那州纳瓦霍县小科罗拉多河畔、霍尔布鲁克以西的40号州际公路沿线，坐落着约瑟夫城（Joseph City）乡村社区。约瑟夫城灌溉公司获得了美国垦务局（Bureau of Reclamation，简称垦务局）的拨款，用于在现有10英里长灌溉沟渠的约2500英尺区段铺设新管道。在启动管道铺设工作前，垦务局需先判定这套历史灌溉系统是否符合提名列入《国家史迹名录（National Register of Historic Places, NRHP）》的资质要求。应垦务局的委托，考古咨询服务有限公司（Archaeological Consulting Services Ltd., ACS）开展了档案研究以支撑此项工作。2004年12月1日至3日，ACS分别在亚利桑那历史学会（Arizona Historical Society, AHS）档案库、北亚利桑那大学（Northern Arizona University, NAU）特藏部以及北亚利桑那博物馆图书馆完成了档案调研工作。2004年12月2日，ACS还开展了实地考察，对约瑟夫城的水坝及部分关联灌溉系统组件进行了观测与拍摄。此外，ACS还对约瑟夫城灌溉公司董事会成员进行了访谈，以收集更多关于该灌溉系统的相关信息。本次拍摄的照片均采集于场地评估阶段。照片日志可通过tDAR编号394270获取。本研究报告可通过tDAR编号394269获取。