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Appendix 4 4a. Cultural Resources Assessment 4b. Paleontological Technical Memorandum CULTURAL RESOURCES ASSESSMENT FOR THE LAKE GREGORY DAM REHABILITATION PROJECT, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Prepared for: Jennifer Lancaster Aspen Environmental Group 5020 Chesebro Road, Suite 200, Agoura Hills, CA 91301 On behalf of: County of San Bernardino, Special Districts Department 157 W. 5th Street, 2nd Floor, San Bernardino, CA 92415-0450 Authors: Dustin Keeler, Pam Daly, Tria Belcourt, Lynn Furnis, Ian Scharlotta and Sherri Gust Principal Investigator: Principal Architectural Historian: Tria Belcourt Pamela Daly Registered Professional Archaeologist October 2014 Revised June 2015 Project Number: 2861 Type of Study: Cultural Resources Assessment (Phase I) Sites: Lake Gregory Dam, LG2-001, 2861-1 (Apple Orchard Site) USGS Quadrangle: Silverwood Lake, Lake Arrowhead, San Bernardino North Survey Area: Dam: 28.08 acres Key Words: CEQA, EIR, Lake Gregory, Crestline, Lake Gregory Dam, LG2-001, 2861-1 (Apple Orchard Site) 1518 West Taft Avenue Field Offices cogstone.com Orange, CA 92865 San Diego • Riverside • Morro Bay • Oakland Toll free (888) 333-3212 Office (714) 974-8300 Federal Certifications 8(a), SDB, 8(m) WOSB State Certifications DBE, WBE, SBE, UDBE Lake Gregory Dam Rehabilitation Project TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................................... IV PURPOSE OF STUDY ............................................................................................................................................... 1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION ........................................................................................................ 1 PROJECT PERSONNEL ........................................................................................................................................... 3 REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................................................................... 3 CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT OF 1970, AS AMENDED ....................................................................... 3 CALIFORNIA REGISTER OF HISTORICAL RESOURCES .................................................................................................. 5 SETTING ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6 NATURAL SETTING ..................................................................................................................................................... 6 ETHNOGRAPHIC CONTEXT ........................................................................................................................................ 10 HISTORIC SETTING ................................................................................................................................................... 12 PROJECT AREA HISTORY ........................................................................................................................................... 13 METHODS ................................................................................................................................................................. 14 RECORDS SEARCH .................................................................................................................................................... 14 HISTORICAL SOCIETIES ............................................................................................................................................ 15 NATIVE AMERICAN CONSULTATION ........................................................................................................................ 15 CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY METHODS ............................................................................................................. 16 HISTORIC RESOURCES EVALUATION ........................................................................................................................ 16 RESULTS ................................................................................................................................................................... 16 RECORDS SEARCH RESULTS ..................................................................................................................................... 16 NATIVE AMERCIAN CONSULTATION RESULTS ......................................................................................................... 17 CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY RESULTS ............................................................................................................... 21 DESCRIPTIONS OF HISTORIC RESOURCES IN THOUSAND PINES STOCKPILE AREA ............................................... 27 HISTORIC RESOURCES EVALUATION RESULTS ......................................................................................................... 33 RECOMMENDATIONS .......................................................................................................................................... 34 REFERENCES CITED ............................................................................................................................................. 36 APPENDIX A: QUALIFICATIONS ...................................................................................................................... 39 APPENDIX B: RECORDS SEARCH REPORTS .................................................................................................. 45 APPENDIX C: HISTORICAL SOCIETIES CONSULTATION ......................................................................... 56 APPENDIX D: NATIVE AMERICAN CONSULTATION .................................................................................. 61 APPENDIX E: HISTORIC RESOURCE EVALUATION .................................................................................. 109 APPENDIX F: DPR FORMS ................................................................................................................................ 139 LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE 1. PROJECT VICINITY ......................................................................................................................................... 5 FIGURE 2. PROJECT AREA ............................................................................................................................................... 6 FIGURE 3. AERIAL VIEW OF PROJECT AREA .................................................................................................................... 2 FIGURE 4. SURVEY COVERAGE FOR LAKE GREGORY DAM PORTION OF PROJECT AREA ............................................... 20 FIGURE 5. EASTERN PORTION OF THE PROJECT AREA FROM NORTHEAST OF THE DAM. ................................................. 22 Cogstone ii Lake Gregory Dam Rehabilitation Project FIGURE 6. WESTERN PORTION OF THE PROJECT AREA WITH CREEK AT THE BASE OF A RAVINE. ................................... 22 FIGURE 7. AERIAL PHOTO OF PROJECT AREA SHOWING BORROW AND STOCKPILE AREAS ............................................ 23 FIGURE 8. OVERVIEW OF THE NE CORNER OF THE PONDEROSA (GREEN) SURVEY AREA. VIEW TO THE SOUTH. .......... 24 FIGURE 9. OVERVIEW OF THE SW CORNER OF THE PONDEROSA (GREEN) SURVEY AREA. VIEW TO THE NORTH. ......... 24 FIGURE 10. OVERVIEW OF PONDEROSA 2 SURVEY AREA (YELLOW) INCLUDING POSSIBLE MILLING FEATURE. VIEW TO THE NORTH........................................................................................................................................................... 25 FIGURE 11. OVERVIEW OF THE SE CORNER OF THE PONDEROSA 2 (YELLOW) SURVEY AREA. VIEW TO THE WEST. ..... 25 FIGURE 12. OVERVIEW OF THE NE CORNER OF THE THOUSAND PINES STOCKPILE (RED) SURVEY AREA. VIEW TO THE SOUTHWEST. ......................................................................................................................................................... 26 FIGURE 13. OVERVIEW OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE THOUSAND PINES STOCKPILE (RED) SURVEY AREA. VIEW TO THE EAST. ........................................................................................................................................................ 26 FIGURE 14. AERIAL PHOTO OF PROJECT AREA SHOWING THOUSAND PINES STOCKPILE AREA AND FEATURES IDENTIFIED DURING SURVEY ................................................................................................................................. 29 FIGURE 15. STRUCTURE 1 IN THOUSAND PINES STOCKPILE AREA ................................................................................ 30 FIGURE 16. FEATURE 1 IN THOUSAND PINES STOCKPILE AREA .................................................................................... 30 FIGURE 17. FEATURE 2 IN THOUSAND PINES STOCKPILE AREA .................................................................................... 31 FIGURE 18. FEATURE 3 IN THOUSAND PINES STOCKPILE AREA .................................................................................... 31 FIGURE 19. FEATURE 4 IN THOUSAND PINES STOCKPILE AREA .................................................................................... 32 FIGURE 20. METAL SILOS IN THOUSAND PINES STOCKPILE AREA ................................................................................ 32 LIST OF TABLES TABLE 1. CULTURAL PATTERNS AND PHASES ..............................................................................................................