I-10 Twin Peaks Traffic Interchange, Environmental Assessment

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Affected Environment and Environmental Impacts October 2005 drilled in 1948. The above ground pumps and facilities of both wells appeared to be modern. The Town of Marana was originally established in 1890 as a Southern Pacific Railroad station. In 1919, Valley Farms constructed a canal, dug wells, and installed an oil engine power plant. Components of these irrigation systems were eventually incorporated into the current CMID. In 1965, the CMID and the Cortaro Water Users Association took over the administration of the irrigation district. The main canal and many of the laterals were lined with concrete in the 1940s and 1950s, and gunite lining was applied in the mid-1970s. Southern Pacific Railroad (currently the Union Pacific Railroad) AZ EE:3:53(ASM) The Southern Pacific Railroad main line across the entire state was determined eligible for the NRHP by the SHPO. The rail bed, ties, tracks, two trestle bridges, and a utility line were recorded along the railroad within the project area. The UPRR continues to operate and maintain the line as a modern railroad. The track was upgraded over the years and few historic materials remain intact, but much of the line followed the original alignment constructed in 1880 through the project area. Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail (No Site Number Assigned) The Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail is a nationally significant resource. However, identification of the trail corridor was based on historical documents, and no physical evidence of the de Anza expedition remains. Isolated Occurrences (No Site Number Assigned) Nine isolated occurrences (IO) were discovered during the field survey for this project. Eight of these consisted of one to four pieces of pottery, mostly plain wares. The other IO was a white chert biface. Historic Structures Western Meat Packing Company (No Site Number Assigned) The only historic-age building identified within the alternatives analysis area was Western Meat Packing Company (Stewart Block and Brick) located at 9311 N. Casa Grande Highway, which was recorded during the survey for this project. County Assessor records indicate that the building was constructed in 1957, but design elements of the building, including detailing on the doors and window surrounds on the front of the building, indicated that the building may have been built as early as the mid-1940s. The Western Meat Packing Company was one of earliest commercial structures to be built along this portion of Casa Grande Highway. By 1980, the livestock pens were removed and the property was converted to a concrete block manufacturing company. A 2000 aerial photograph documented additions to the original building. Interstate 10 Traffic Interchange at Twin Peaks/Linda Vista 4-72 Project No.: NH-010-D (AIW) TRACS No.: 10 PM 236 H5838 01D
Affected Environment and Environmental Impacts October 2005 Traditional Cultural Places Although not formally designated as a Traditional Cultural Place, a Pascua Yaqui cemetery represents a highly sensitive historic resource near the project area. When first recorded, the site was characterized as a Hispanic cemetery, but subsequent research indicated the cemetery was established by residents of Yoem Pueblo, a Yaqui community in Marana. Eligibility Determination Cultural resources within the project area were evaluated using criteria for listing on the NRHP and the Arizona Register of Historic Properties. To be eligible for the NRHP, properties ordinarily must be at least 50 years old, and must be important in American history, architecture, archaeology, engineering, or culture. They must possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, or association. In addition, properties must meet at least one of the following four criteria: Criterion A: are associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad pattern of our history Criterion B: are associated with the lives of persons significant in our past Criterion C: embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent the work of a master, or possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction Criterion D: have yielded or may likely yield information important in prehistory or history. Previously recorded archaeological and historical sites were revisited as part of this survey and the sites were reviewed for eligibility for inclusion in the NRHP. The sites recorded initially during the field survey for this project were also analyzed for eligibility. Each of the sites is presented below in Table 4-9. Four sites, Stewart Brickyard Site - AZ AA:12:51(ASM), Scatter Of Hohokam Pottery Sherds - AZ AA:12:52(ASM), Disturbed Scatter Of Hohokam Pottery Sherds - AZ AA:12:146(ASM), and Antonio Alvarez Homestead AZ AA:12:370(ASM) were found to either be destroyed and no trace of the sites remained or unlikely to yield important information about the area and its history; therefore, these sites are not discussed further. No further consideration of cultural resources is recommended unless buried archaeological resources or human remains are unexpectedly encountered during project implementation. If buried artifacts, archaeological features, or human remains are encountered unexpectedly, they would be protected in place and reported to the Director of the ASM in compliance with the Arizona Antiquities Act. Interstate 10 Traffic Interchange at Twin Peaks/Linda Vista 4-73 Project No.: NH-010-D (AIW) TRACS No.: 10 PM 236 H5838 01D
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