Avon Park Air Force Range: Cultural Resources Inventory and Assessment

This report presents the results of cultural resources investigations conducted on 6,800 noncontiguous acres on Avon Park Air Force Range (APAFR) in Polk and Highlands counties, Florida. The investigations consisted of a Phase I cultural resources survey, a predictive model for locating prehistoric cultural resources in the form of a land stratification structure, a World War II historic context, and historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) Level IV documentation of extant World War II structures on APAFR. The research was conducted from December 1995 to July 1996 under contract (No. DACA63-93-D-0014, Delivery Order No. 197) with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District, acting at the request of the U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC) and APAFR. The report is divided into three main sections. The first section presents the results of a cultural resources inventory of 6,800 acres on APAFR. Included in this section is a discussion of the physical environment; previously located sites; an overview of the culture history of the area; predictive models for site location; and evaluation and treatment recommendations for the resources discovered. The second section describes the construction of a GIS predictive model. Section 3 provides a historic context for APAFR during World War II; presents the results of a HABS Level IV inventory of extant World War II structures on the Range; and offers recommendations for the treatment of these facilities. The final section is followed by the references cited in the main body of the text. Site forms and survey information are presented in Appendices A and B, respectively. Appendices C through G provide information concerning the acquisition of land for APAFR and the physical development of the facility during the war years. Appendix H offers a list of all properties on the Range that are 45 years or older, and Appendix I contains Florida Historical Structure Forms for selected structures. A complete list of artifacts recovered during the survey appears in Appendix J.

本报告呈现了针对佛罗里达州波尔克县与高地县境内埃文帕克空军靶场（Avon Park Air Force Range, APAFR）共计6800英亩不连片地块开展的文化资源调查成果。本次调查包含一期文化资源普查、一套以土地分层结构为载体的史前文化资源定位预测模型、一份第二次世界大战历史背景研究资料，以及针对靶场内现存二战设施的美国历史建筑调查（Historic American Buildings Survey, HABS）四级文档编制工作。本次调研于1995年12月至1996年7月间开展，由美国陆军工程兵团（U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USACE）沃斯堡分部依据合同编号DACA63-93-D-0014、交付订单编号197承接，委托方为美国空军空战司令部（Air Combat Command, ACC）及埃文帕克空军靶场。本报告共分为三个核心章节：第一章阐述埃文帕克空军靶场6800英亩地块的文化资源普查成果，内容涵盖区域自然环境分析、已发现遗址梳理、区域文化历史脉络、遗址定位预测模型，以及对已发掘文化资源的评估与保护处理建议；第二章详述地理信息系统（Geographic Information System, GIS）预测模型的构建流程；第三章提供埃文帕克空军靶场的二战历史背景，梳理靶场内现存二战设施的美国历史建筑调查四级清单成果，并针对这些设施的保护处置提出针对性建议。报告正文后附有所引用的全部参考文献。遗址登记表与普查信息分别收录于附录A与附录B中。附录C至附录G涵盖埃文帕克空军靶场的土地征购情况及战争期间该设施的建设发展历程。附录H列出靶场内所有建成时长达到或超过45年的资产清单，附录I收录了部分建筑的佛罗里达州历史建筑登记表。附录J则完整收录本次普查过程中出土的全部人工制品清单。