Archaeological Excavations of a Salt River Valley Canal Bridge Crossing at the Central Station, 300 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona

Description

Author: Hackbarth, Mark R.

Publisher: City of Phoenix Parks, Recreation and Library Department

Pub Date: 1997

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fair.  Ex-corporate library. Previous owner’s name stamped on upper front cover corner and upper corner title page.  Library label taped at spine foot.  Some edge and corner wear.

Notes: Pueblo Grande Museum Anthropological Papers No. 5.  “This report describes the results of archaeological excavations conducted by Northland Research, Inc. at the proposed site of the City of Phoenix Central Station, 300 North Central Avenue. The investigations were prompted by the discovery during construction of a concrete feature related to the nineteenth century Salt River Valley Canal. The archaeological investigations resulted in the exposure of the concrete feature, a culvert and outfall box, and five unrelated features. Four of the five features were historic and included a construction trench, a utility trench, a pit, and a wooden power pole. The remaining unrelated feature was a prehistoric metate fragment. All the features were thoroughly documented during the fieldwork; an archival study was also undertaken to supplement the information gained through the archaeological excavations.” (https://core.tdar.org/document/427922/archaeological-excavations-of-a-salt-river-valley-canal-bridge-crossing-at-the-central-station-300-north-central-avenue-phoenix-arizona ).  If you want to build a light rail system you’re gonna run into some problems.