Preservation Master Plan Concepts for Fort McDowell Yavapai Heritage Park, Fort McDowell Yavapai Reservation, Arizona
Ryden Architects and Louis Berger and Associates. 1991. Preservation Master Plan Concepts for Fort McDowell Yavapai Heritage Park, Fort McDowell Yavapai Reservation, Arizona. Fort McDowell Yavapai Tribe; Arizona State Parks Board
Preface: "Fort McDowell's significance can be addressed in two principal components: (1) significant future research potential, and (2) future interpretive site potential. Within each of these two central components are two critical elements. These are (1) historical archaeological material, and (2) prehistoric archaeological material. Information contained within the site of Fort McDowell has significant potential in yielding knowledge regarding the role of Western military outposts in the development of the American West, especially regarding the interaction with and conquest of Native American peoples and the corresponding expansion of non-Native American populations. It also holds the potential to yield information regarding life at a major Southwest military outpost. The prehistoric components of the Fort McDowell site have the potential to yield significant data regarding the role of large-sized site complexes in both the prehistoric Hohokam and Salado settlement systems. Moreover, the co-occurrence of both Hohokam and Salado materials and components may allow future investigators to research questions regarding the cultural relationships between these two archaeological manifestations. These and numerous other important archaeological issues can be addressed by the cultural material contained within the Fort McDowell site complex. Thus, without question, Fort McDowell is a nationally significant site as defined within Criterion D of the National Register of Historic Places." Funding was provided in part by a Historic Preservation Fund grant administered by the Arizona State Historic Preservation Office and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
- Type
- Generic Document
- Authors
- Ryden Architects; Louis Berger and Associates
- Date of Issue
- 1991-06-06
- Publisher
- Fort McDowell Yavapai Tribe; Arizona State Parks Board
- Units
- HPF
- Keywords
- Preservation Plans and Reports (Single Resource)