An Archaeological Survey for the Coleman County Telephone Cooperative, Inc Distribution Network Upgrade Number 2 in Coleman and Brown Counties Texas

Abstract

A cultural resources survey of the proposed route of a telephone cable was conducted by Brazos Valley Research Associates (BVRA) in April of 2009 for the Coleman County Telephone Cooperative, Inc. under Antiquities Permit 5213. The total length of the project area is 38 miles and covers 76 acres. In all, thirty-five areas were examined. Most of the project area is in Coleman County, but a small segment is in Brown County. Two previously recorded prehistoric sites and one possible site location are shown on the topographic quadrangles on file at the Texas Archeological Research Laboratory (TARL) as being in close proximity to the Area Potential Effect (APE). No previously unrecorded archaeological sites were found and recorded as a result of this survey, and no artifacts were collected. There are no historic sites or cemeteries within the path of the telephone cable as currently proposed. The location of the two previously recorded sites and the possible site location were visited, and no evidence of a site was found at either location. The agency responsible for reviewing this project is the Texas Historical Commission (THC), Archeology Division. Copies of the final report will be housed at the THC, TARL, BVRA, and the Coleman County Telephone Cooperative, Inc.