appendix c cultural resources survey...the northern san fernando valley, encino (ca-lan-111),...

26
APPENDIX C CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY

Upload: others

Post on 14-Aug-2020

0 views

Category:

Documents


0 download

TRANSCRIPT

Page 1: APPENDIX C CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY...the northern San Fernando Valley, Encino (CA-LAN-111), Topanga Canyon on the southern side of the valley, the Little Sycamore shellmound (CA-VEN-1)

APPENDIX C

CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY

Page 2: APPENDIX C CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY...the northern San Fernando Valley, Encino (CA-LAN-111), Topanga Canyon on the southern side of the valley, the Little Sycamore shellmound (CA-VEN-1)
Page 3: APPENDIX C CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY...the northern San Fernando Valley, Encino (CA-LAN-111), Topanga Canyon on the southern side of the valley, the Little Sycamore shellmound (CA-VEN-1)

PHASE I CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY FOR THE CABRILLO MOLE

FERRY TERMINAL REVITALIZATION PROJECT

CITY OF AVALON, SANTA CATALINA ISLAND

Los Angeles County, California

Prepared by:

Ray Corbett, Ph.D., RPA

Richard Guttenberg, M.A., RPA

DRAFT

John Minch and Associates, Inc.

26623 Sierra Vista

Mission Viejo, CA 92692

TEL (949) 367-1000

FAX (949) 367-0117

Contact Person

Edwin Minch (714) 501-4163 (cell)

Prepared for:

Michael Baker International

5 Hutton Drive, Suite500

Santa Ana, CA 92707

Contact Person

Alan Ashimine

February, 2018

Page 4: APPENDIX C CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY...the northern San Fernando Valley, Encino (CA-LAN-111), Topanga Canyon on the southern side of the valley, the Little Sycamore shellmound (CA-VEN-1)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Description of the Cabrillo Mole Ferry Terminal Revitalization Project

2.0 BACKGROUND

2.1 Environmental Setting

2.2 Prehistoric Cultural Setting

2.3 Ethnohistoric Period

3.0 ARCHIVAL RESEARCH/SUMMARY OF PREVIOUS STUDIES

3.1 Archival Records Search

3.2 Previous Investigations

4.0 PEDESTRIAN FIELD SURVEY

4.1 Identification of Historic Properties/National Register Eligibility

4.2 Field Survey Results

5.0 MANAGEMENT SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS

6.0 REFERENCES

Page 5: APPENDIX C CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY...the northern San Fernando Valley, Encino (CA-LAN-111), Topanga Canyon on the southern side of the valley, the Little Sycamore shellmound (CA-VEN-1)

1

1.0 INTRODUCTION

At the request of Michael Baker International, John Minch & Associates, Inc. (JMA) has

conducted a Phase I Cultural Resources Survey of the Cabrillo Mole Ferry Terminal

Revitalization Project’s Area of Potential Effect (APE), within the City of Avalon,

Catalina Island, Los Angeles County, California. This report presents the results of the

Phase I Cultural Resources Investigation designed and implemented to identify and

document cultural resources within the APE. This study has been commissioned by

Michael Baker International and prepared in support of compliance with the California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and California Assembly Bill No. 52.

Cultural Resources include prehistoric and historic archaeological artifacts, sites, and

districts; places of religious and traditional cultural importance to various groups;

standing historic structures, buildings, or ruins; and locations of important events. This

report is the documentation of the results of a Phase I Cultural Resource Survey for the

Cabrillo Mole Ferry Terminal Revitalization Project APE. The current study documents

previously recorded cultural resources and historic properties in the APE and within a

one-mile radius of the APE. This survey, inventory, and associated information will serve

the City of Avalon’s compliance and management efforts. In addition, a copy of this

report will be filed with the South Central Coastal Information Center of the California

Historical Resource Information System (CHRIS) located at California State University,

Fullerton, in accordance with the California Office of Historic Preservation’s Information

Management guidelines.

1.1 Description of the Cabrillo Mole Ferry Terminal Revitalization Project

The proposed Cabrillo Mole Ferry Terminal Revitalization Project is situated at the

existing ferry terminal (an entrance and exit portal to Catalina Island) in the southeast

portion of Avalon Bay, City of Avalon, Los Angeles County, California (Figure 1).

Access to the ferry terminal is provided by Pebbly Beach Road, which encompasses both

roadway and pedestrian walkway. The ferry terminal encompasses three masonry

buildings (used for passenger ticketing, kiosks, and restrooms) and covered walkways

used to move pedestrians from the terminal to the downtown areas of Avalon to the west.

The ferry terminal was constructed on the Cabrillo Mole. A mole is a rock breakwater

Page 6: APPENDIX C CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY...the northern San Fernando Valley, Encino (CA-LAN-111), Topanga Canyon on the southern side of the valley, the Little Sycamore shellmound (CA-VEN-1)

2

with a concrete slab surface combined with a concrete wharf structure that extends over

the water to accommodate loading and unloading of vessels. The defining feature of a

mole structure is that water cannot freely flow underneath it, unlike a true pier. The

wharf, considered part of the Cabrillo Mole, is a fixed platform on pilings and is used to

accommodate the loading and unloading of vessels.

Figure 1. Cabrillo Mole Ferry Terminal Revitalization Project APE

Since its original construction in 1968, portions of the 46-foot by 400-foot concrete wharf

structure have deteriorated and require repairs to meet safety requirements. The proposed

project would reinforce the concrete wharf structure and portions of the concrete slab on

the mole to ensure continued safe and reliable future operation of the mole. The project

proposes structural rehabilitation improvements to the Cabrillo Mole. Proposed repairs

would include reinforcing existing concrete members and steel grates on the wharf,

concrete slab repairs on the mole, railing repairs, and installation of pedestrian shade

structures on the mole. The methods generally anticipated for structural repair consist of

Page 7: APPENDIX C CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY...the northern San Fernando Valley, Encino (CA-LAN-111), Topanga Canyon on the southern side of the valley, the Little Sycamore shellmound (CA-VEN-1)

3

Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) applied to the underside of the existing concrete beams,

replacing damaged steel grating, steel beams, and their connections to the concrete wharf

structure. Other improvements would include new shade structures on the mole to protect

passengers from the elements, as well as new pedestrian handrails and guardrails along

the Mole.

Page 8: APPENDIX C CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY...the northern San Fernando Valley, Encino (CA-LAN-111), Topanga Canyon on the southern side of the valley, the Little Sycamore shellmound (CA-VEN-1)

4

2.0 BACKGROUND

2.1 Environmental Setting

The project described and reported here are located within the City of Avalon on Catalina

Island, Los Angeles County. The project area is within the USGS 7.5-minute Santa

Catalina East Quadrangle map. More specifically, the proposed Cabrillo Mole Ferry

Terminal Revitalization Project is situated at the existing ferry terminal (an entrance and

exit portal to Catalina Island) in the southeast portion of Avalon Bay, City of Avalon, Los

Angeles County, California (Figure 2). Catalina Island is the closest of the southern

Channel Islands to the California mainland and measures 34 km (21 mi) long northwest

by southeast and 12 km (8 mi) wide southwest by northeast. The island in the general

area is characterized by rugged terrain and an arid Mediterranean climate. The center of

the island is bisected by a single main ridge, with secondary ridge systems branching

perpendicular to it. Level areas are restricted to the mouths of large canyons at the coast.

There are large natural bays at Avalon, Little Harbor, and on either side of the isthmus at

Two Harbors at the northwest part of the island. Freshwater on Catalina derives mainly

from springs scattered throughout the island and from ephemeral streams in the largest

drainages. Catalina Island is home to more than 400 native plants, and 200 non-native

plants. Many of the island's native plants are also found on mainland California, but there

are a number of endemic species that occur only on Catalina Island (Catalina Island

Conservancy 2015). Hills, ridges, and canyons are vegetated by chaparral species that are

common to southern California which include black sage (Salvia mellifera), California

sagebrush (Artemesia californica), chamise (Adenostoma fasciculatum), toyon

(Heteromeles arbutifolia), lemonade berry (Rhus integrefolia) and native and introduced

grasses. Native trees on the island include the endemic Santa Catalina Island Ironwood

(Lynothamnus floribundus floribundus), oaks (Quercus spp.) and black cottonwood

(Populus trichocarpa). Western sycamore (Platanus racemosa) and willows (Salix spp.)

were introduced.

Page 9: APPENDIX C CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY...the northern San Fernando Valley, Encino (CA-LAN-111), Topanga Canyon on the southern side of the valley, the Little Sycamore shellmound (CA-VEN-1)

5

Figure 2. Project Location

2.2 Prehistoric Cultural Setting

Freshwater, terrestrial resources and a rich marine environment attracted people to

Catalina Island thousands of years ago. Although relatively few archaeological sites on

the island have been chronometrically dated, the earliest radiocarbon date indicates that

the island has been occupied well over 7,000 years (Teeter, et al. 2013:158). There are

several chronologies used to illustrate cultural sequences for various sub-regions of

Southern California (e.g., King 1990; Wallace 1955; Rogers 1929). These sequences

describe cultural horizons and phases observed in the archaeological records of the Santa

Barbara Channel region, Los Angeles Basin, Santa Barbra coastal region, respectively.

Since a cultural sequence has yet to be developed specifically for Catalina Island,

Wallace’s chronological synthesis developed for Southern California is widely applied to

Los Angeles and Orange Counties, including the southern Channel Islands. An adapted

version of the broad outlines of his cultural sequence is presented below.

Page 10: APPENDIX C CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY...the northern San Fernando Valley, Encino (CA-LAN-111), Topanga Canyon on the southern side of the valley, the Little Sycamore shellmound (CA-VEN-1)

6

Paleo-Coastal Prehistoric Period: 11000 – 6000 BC

The earliest evidence for human occupation in North America is found on the California

Channel Islands. The Arlington Springs site on Santa Rosa Island, and Daisy Cave on

San Miguel Island both date to approximately 11000 cal B.C., and provide evidence of

human occupation of the Northern Channel Islands in the Terminal Pleistocene

(Erlandson et al. 1996; Glassow et al. 2007; Johnson et al. 2000). However, there is

limited evidence on the coastal mainland for human occupation prior to approximately

8000 – 7500 cal B.C. Archaeological sites dating to this time period are predominately

small and characterized as short-term habitations used for gathering and processing

shellfish. The earliest occupation of the Eel Point site on San Clemente Island has been

radiocarbon dated to around the time of the end of the Paleo-Coastal Period (Salls 2000;

Byrd and Raab 2007). As yet, sites that date to this time period have not been identified

on Catalina Island, but with further research this remains a distinct possibility.

Millingstone Period: 6000 – 3000 BC

The Millingstone Period is characterized by an increase in population densities along the

coastal mainland, and artifact assemblages consisting mostly of large millingstones, such

as manos, metates, and stone bowls, and a general scarcity of finely flaked stone tools

(Strudwick et al. 2007). Archaeological evidence from this time period shows an increase

in diversification of food resources, such as shellfish, birds, and small mammals. Early

mainland coastal groups exploited bay and estuary marine habitats (Erlandson and Rick

2002; Rick and Erlandson 2000), but the diet from this period appears to have relied

heavily on the processing and milling of hard seeds (Wallace 1955). It is likely that these

populations consisted of small extended families of mobile foragers using these sites as a

residential base with limited socio-political complexity (Glassow et al. 2007). Wallace

(1955) identifies Millingstone sites at Malaga Cove (Redondo Beach), Porter Ranch in

the northern San Fernando Valley, Encino (CA-LAN-111), Topanga Canyon on the

southern side of the valley, the Little Sycamore shellmound (CA-VEN-1) in Ventura

County, and in San Diego County.

Intermediate Period: 3000 BC – AD 500

The Intermediate Period follows the Millingstone Period and is considered transitional to

the more elaborate cultural manifestations of the Late Prehistoric Period. Inland mainland

Page 11: APPENDIX C CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY...the northern San Fernando Valley, Encino (CA-LAN-111), Topanga Canyon on the southern side of the valley, the Little Sycamore shellmound (CA-VEN-1)

7

sites dating to this interval are frequently characterized by evidence of hunting in the

form of large stone projectile points. During the Intermediate Period mortars and pestles

supplant manos and metates as the primary plant processing technology. This occurrence

has traditionally been interpreted as reflecting a shift away from the use of grass seeds as

a primary food source toward the utilization of acorns in the diet (Glassow 1996). Coastal

sites indicate an increased importance of marine food resources, demonstrated by fishing

technology such as shell fishhooks as well as more abundant fish bones in middens.

Late Prehistoric Period: AD 500 - 1769

The advent of the Late Period is marked by changes in artifacts, particularly the

emergence of small projectile points which indicate the use of the bow and arrow in

hunting. During the Late Period objects manufactured from Catalina Island soapstone

appear in quantity on the mainland, including sites far to the north in Chumash territory

(Howard 2002). There is also evidence of the development of plan canoes along the

southern California coast and Channels Islands. The Tongva plank canoe was called a

ti’at, and among their Chumash neighbors to the north it was known as a tomol (Arnold

and Bernard 2005). The development of these sea-worthy watercraft allowed the capture

of deep sea fish including swordfish and large tuna, the remains of which occur in Late

Period archaeological sites. Single-piece circular fishhooks and harpoons enhanced the

procurement of large pelagic species in the Late Period. After approximately AD 500

cremation as a form of mortuary practice is manifest in various locations in Tongva/Kizh

territory, although human cremation appears not to have been practiced on the Southern

Channel Islands. The presence of cremations have been interpreted to indicate the

migration/intrusion of Takic-speaking peoples from the inland desert regions to the coast

who displaced the groups already living in the Los Angeles Basin (Sutton 2009).

According to this interpretation, Tongva peoples are descendants of the Takic population

that migrated into southern California during the Late Prehistoric Period. Some

researchers believe that the first indigenous inhabitants were culturally and/or genetically

related to Chumash peoples to the north (see Wlodarski 2010), while others assert that

Tongva oral tradition say that the Gabrielino/Tongva have always lived in their

traditional territory and emerged into this world at a documented archaeological site

located in Long Beach (Martinez and Teeter 2015:26).

Page 12: APPENDIX C CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY...the northern San Fernando Valley, Encino (CA-LAN-111), Topanga Canyon on the southern side of the valley, the Little Sycamore shellmound (CA-VEN-1)

8

2.3 Ethnohistoric Period

Catalina Island variably referred to as Pimu, and Pimunga, in its native language, is one

of three southern Channel Islands which were inhabited by Gabrielino/Tongva/Kizh

peoples. In addition to the three southern Channels Islands, the Gabrielino/Tongva/Kizh

inhabited a large portion of Los Angeles and Orange Counties (Kroeber 1976, McCawley

1996). Their traditionally accepted territory extended from around Topanga Canyon in

the Santa Monica Mountains in the northwest, down to Aliso Creek on the Orange

County coast and inland to San Bernardino in the east (McCawley 1996:3). The name

Gabrielino derives from the association of many of their people into Mission San Gabriel

after its founding in 1771. In recent decades the term Gabrielino has often been used as a

blanket term to encompass all of the peoples who inhabited the greater Los Angeles

region, since mission San Gabriel was the first mission founded in the territory. Because

the word Gabrielino is of Spanish origin, various native words have alternately been used

as tribal designations for the indigenous inhabitants of the Los Angeles basin. One such

term is “Kizh”, which was early recorded as the name of a language spoken at Mission

San Gabriel (Barrows 1900:12). The term Kizh was used by many early ethnographers to

refer the tribe and/or the language of the native inhabitants of the Los Angeles basin area

and is probably derived from the native word meaning “houses” (Stickel nd.). Another

commonly used native word is Tongva. Apparently, Tongva was a word used by people

living near Tejon, but the cognate “Tōŋwe” is also recorded as the name of native village

in the vicinity of San Gabriel (McCawley 1996:9). Many current descendants prefer the

native-derived Tongva or Kizh as tribal names in contrast to the Spanish-derived label

Gabrielino. More specifically, there is linguistic evidence to suggest that prehistoric

inhabitants of Catalina spoke a distinct dialect, and that they referred to themselves as

“Pepimaros” or “Peppi’maris” (Bean and Smith 1978, Strudwick 2013:177).

Like other southern California tribes, the Gabrielino/Tongva/Kizh were hunter/gatherers.

Those living along near the coast and those who lived on the Channel Islands relied

heavily on marine resources. The Gabrielino/Tongva/Kizh lived in permanent or semi-

permanent villages, often situated near streams, rivers, coastal estuaries, and/or at the

transitional zones between different ecological habitats. Inland, coastal, and island

communities were linked via extensive trade networks that provided access to resources

from distant places (Bean and Smith 1978). Village sizes ranged from 50-150 inhabitants

Page 13: APPENDIX C CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY...the northern San Fernando Valley, Encino (CA-LAN-111), Topanga Canyon on the southern side of the valley, the Little Sycamore shellmound (CA-VEN-1)

9

and were composed of people belonging to one or more paternally-related lineages. The

head of the village’s most dominant lineage was the village chief, the tomyaar, who

regulated the community’s ceremonial activity and economic affairs. Tomyaars were

assisted in their responsibilities by a Council of Elders, which consisted of wealthy

individuals, shamans, as well as the leaders of the lineages represented in the respective

community. The Council advised the tomyaar on important community matters such as

civil disputes and declaring war. Tomyaars frequently had multiple wives and created

political alliances by marrying female relatives of other tomyaars or elite members of

neighboring communities. Gabrielino/Tongva/Kizh religious life entailed participation in

system of annual rituals and various life cycle ceremonies. These elaborate observances

were established by Chinigchinich, the Gabrielino/Tongva/Kizh creator deity and culture

hero. As well as enacting multiple religious observances, Chinigchinich instructed the

Gabrielino/Tongva/Kizh in proper moral conduct and authorized enforcement of

punishment for disobedience (Boscana 2005). In sum, due to their material success,

highly-developed spiritual beliefs, and social complexity, the Gabrielino/Tongva/Kizh are

generally regarded as one of the most culturally important and politically influential

indigenous groups in southern California.

Page 14: APPENDIX C CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY...the northern San Fernando Valley, Encino (CA-LAN-111), Topanga Canyon on the southern side of the valley, the Little Sycamore shellmound (CA-VEN-1)

10

3.0 ARCHIVAL RESEARCH/SUMMARY OF PREVIOUS STUDIES

3.1 Archival Record Search

As part of the Phase I Cultural Resources Survey, in September 2017 the Principal

Investigator conducted a record search of the California Historical Resources Inventory

System (CHRIS) at the South Central Coastal Information Center (SCCIC) at California

State University Fullerton. The scope of 2017 record search encompassed a tract of land

that extended a one mile radius from the outside boundaries of the Cabrillo Mole Ferry

Terminal Revitalization Project’s APE, which also included private and public lands in

the surrounding area. Results of the record search included reports of previous cultural

resource studies, surveys, reports, as well as site records of known archaeological sites,

isolated artifacts, historic structures, historic maps, etc.

Results of the CHRIS record search revealed that there are no documented cultural

resources or archaeological sites within the project area. The record search identified that

some archaeological sites existed within a one-mile radius of the project area. In addition,

the record search identified four properties listed in the California Office of Historic

Preservation Properties Directory. A summary of these Historic Properties is presented in

Table 1 below.

Table 1. Office of Historic Preservation Properties within One-mile of the Project

Area.

OPH # Name Address Year Status

029351 Peter Gano

House/Lookout

718 Crescent Ave. 1890 CA Hist.

Reg.

073048 Tuna Club of Avalon 100 St. Catherine Way 1916 Nat. Reg.

073355 Catalina Island Yacht Club 30 Casino Way 1924 Nat. Reg.

174301 Zane Grey Pueblo/Manor 199 Chimes Tower Rd. 1926 Nat. Reg.

Page 15: APPENDIX C CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY...the northern San Fernando Valley, Encino (CA-LAN-111), Topanga Canyon on the southern side of the valley, the Little Sycamore shellmound (CA-VEN-1)

11

3.2 Previous Investigations

Information from the record search indicates that no previous archaeological pedestrian

surveys of the project APE have been conducted.

Page 16: APPENDIX C CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY...the northern San Fernando Valley, Encino (CA-LAN-111), Topanga Canyon on the southern side of the valley, the Little Sycamore shellmound (CA-VEN-1)

12

4.0 PEDESTRIAN FIELD SURVEY

On November 10, 2017 a pedestrian survey of the project area as well as the surrounding

vicinity to the east, west, and south was conducted. Members of the pedestrian survey

team consisted of Ray Corbett, Ph.D. (Principal Investigator), and Richard Guttenberg,

MA. Each team member is highly knowledgeable in local archaeology and experienced

in conducting cultural resource surveys, particularly the Principal Investigator’s recent

archaeological work in Avalon (Corbett and Guttenberg 2015a, 2015b, 2016a, 2016b,

2016c).

The project area consists of the Cabrillo Mole itself and the Ferry Terminal. A mole is a

rock breakwater with a concrete slab surface combined with a concrete wharf structure

that extends over the water to accommodate loading and unloading of vessels. The

defining feature of a mole structure is that water cannot freely flow underneath it, unlike

a true pier. The wharf, considered part of the Cabrillo Mole, is a fixed platform on pilings

and is used to accommodate the loading and unloading of vessels. As such, the Mole

itself is modern site-built structure. The ferry terminal encompasses three masonry

buildings (used for passenger ticketing, kiosks, and restrooms) and covered walkways

used to move pedestrians from the terminal to the downtown areas of Avalon to the west.

The ferry terminal was constructed on the Cabrillo Mole (Figure 3).

Page 17: APPENDIX C CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY...the northern San Fernando Valley, Encino (CA-LAN-111), Topanga Canyon on the southern side of the valley, the Little Sycamore shellmound (CA-VEN-1)

13

Figure 3. Buildings and facilities located on Mole structure.

The land form immediately east, west and south of the project area is a steeply sloped

hillside covered with native vegetation (Figure 4). Its potential to contain archaeological

deposits is virtually nonexistent and no indications of such were observed during physical

examination of these areas. The top of the hillside south of the project area was also

inspected.

Page 18: APPENDIX C CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY...the northern San Fernando Valley, Encino (CA-LAN-111), Topanga Canyon on the southern side of the valley, the Little Sycamore shellmound (CA-VEN-1)

14

Figure 4. Steeply sloped hillsides adjacent to Project Area

4.1 Identification of Historic Properties/National Register of Historic

Places Eligibility

The foregoing description of the modern structures leads to an evaluation of their

potential eligibility for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. The National

Register’s standards for evaluating significance of properties were developed to

recognize the accomplishments of all peoples who have made a significant contribution

to United States history and heritage (NPS 1995). The criteria for evaluation include “The

quality of significance in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and

culture is present in districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects that possess integrity

of location, design, setting materials, workmanship, feeling and association” along with

at least one additional specific Criterion (Criteria A through D) discussed in turn below.

However, in general, structures built within the past 50 years shall not be considered

eligible for inclusion in the Nation Register. As mentioned above, the Mole itself was

constructed in 1968 and so all of the associated structures post-date 1968. Therefore,

none of the structures meet the National Register’s minimum age of 50 years to be

Page 19: APPENDIX C CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY...the northern San Fernando Valley, Encino (CA-LAN-111), Topanga Canyon on the southern side of the valley, the Little Sycamore shellmound (CA-VEN-1)

15

considered for eligibility.

National Register Criterion A. Properties which are associated with events that have

made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history.

In addition to being less than 50 years old, none of the structures within the project’s

APE are associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad

patterns of our history. Thus none of the structures within the project’s APE meet

National Register eligibility Criterion A.

Criterion B. Properties which are associated with lives of significant persons in the

past.

In addition to being less than 50 years old, none of the structures within the project’s

APE are associated with the lives of significant persons in the past. Thus none of the

structures within the project’s APE meet National Register eligibility Criterion B.

Criterion C. Properties which embody the distinctive characteristics of a type,

period, or method of construction, or that represent the work of a master, or that

possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity

whose components may lack individual distinction.

In addition to being less than 50 years old, none of the structures within the project’s

APE embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, method of construction,

represent the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, etc. Thus none of the

structures within the project’s APE meet National Register eligibility Criterion C.

Criterion D. Properties that have yielded or may be likely to yield, information

important in history or prehistory.

In addition to being less than 50 years old, none of the structures within the project’s

APE have yielded or may be likely to yield, information important in history or

prehistory. Thus none of the structures within the project’s APE meet National Register

eligibility Criterion D.

Page 20: APPENDIX C CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY...the northern San Fernando Valley, Encino (CA-LAN-111), Topanga Canyon on the southern side of the valley, the Little Sycamore shellmound (CA-VEN-1)

16

In summary, no structures in the project APE are deemed to be historically significant or

Historic Properties according to the National Register of Historic Places pursuant to the

National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA).

4.2 Field Survey Results

The pedestrian survey conducted on November 10, 2017 did not identify any previously

unrecorded prehistoric cultural resources within the project area. Furthermore, the field

survey did not identify any previously unrecorded prehistoric cultural resources in the

surrounding vicinity. Figure 5 depicts the area covered by the pedestrian survey.

Page 21: APPENDIX C CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY...the northern San Fernando Valley, Encino (CA-LAN-111), Topanga Canyon on the southern side of the valley, the Little Sycamore shellmound (CA-VEN-1)

17

Figure 5. Area of pedestrian survey conducted November 2017.

It should be noted that one of the properties listed in the California Office of Historic

Preservation Properties Directory, #029351, the Peter Gano House/Lookout at 718

Crescent Ave., is located within the area of the pedestrian survey. However, it is apparent

that the project, as proposed, would not have any adverse impacts to this property.

Page 22: APPENDIX C CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY...the northern San Fernando Valley, Encino (CA-LAN-111), Topanga Canyon on the southern side of the valley, the Little Sycamore shellmound (CA-VEN-1)

18

5.0 MANAGEMENT SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1 Summary and Recommendations

The Phase I Record Search conducted for the Cabrillo Mole Ferry Terminal

Revitalization Project revealed that no archaeological sites or historic properties are

recorded or exist within the project APE. The record search revealed that there are some

archaeological sites recorded within one mile of the APE. The record search also revealed

that there are four historic buildings recorded within one mile of the subject property. The

pedestrian survey did not reveal evidence of prehistoric archaeological deposits or features,

or the presence of Historic Properties within the project APE. Based on the negative

findings of the Phase I Cultural Resources Survey, it is determined that the project will

not have a significant adverse effect on cultural resources recorded in the California

Historical Resource Information System (CHRIS), or have adverse effects to Historic

Properties pursuant to the NHPA.

Consultation with Native American Tribes which have cultural and traditional affiliation

with Catalina Island have been conducted in order to assess the potential adverse impacts

of the project. Through consultation with the Tribes, it was agreed that the project, as

proposed, would have no adverse effects to any known cultural resources.

Page 23: APPENDIX C CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY...the northern San Fernando Valley, Encino (CA-LAN-111), Topanga Canyon on the southern side of the valley, the Little Sycamore shellmound (CA-VEN-1)

19

6.0 REFERENCES

Arnold, Jeanne E. and Julienne Bernard

2005 Negotiating the Coasts: Status and the Evolution of Boat Technology in

California. World Archaeology 37:109-131.

Barrows, David Prescott

1900 The Ethnobotany of the Coahuilla Indians of Southern California. 1977

reprint, Malki Museum Press, Banning. CA.

Boscana, Gerónimo

2005 Chinigchinich. Malki Museum Press.

Bean, Lowell John, and Charles Smith

1978 Gabrielino. In, Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 8,

California. Ed. William C. Sturtevant, pp. 538-549. Smithsonian Institute,

Washington D.C.

Byrd, Brian F. and Mark L. Raab

2007 Prehistory of the Southern Bight: Models for a New Millennium. In,

California Prehistory: Colonization, Culture, and Complexity. Eds. Terry

Jones and Kathryn Klar, pp. 215-228. Altimira Press.

Catalina Island Conservancy

2015 The Catalina Island Conservancy Website: www.catalinaconservancy.org

Corbett, Ray and Richard Guttenberg

2015a Cultural Resources and Native American Remains Monitoring and

Mitigation Compliance Plan. City of Avalon, California. Report prepared

for the City of Avalon, California.

2015b Cultural Resources Monitoring Report for the Crescent Ave. Generator

Gas Line Installation, City of Avalon, Catalina Island. Report prepared for

the City of Avalon, California.

2016a Cultural Resources Monitoring Report for the Metropole Ave., Hermosa

Hotel Sewer Line and Catalina Museum Electrical Line Projects, City of

Avalon, Catalina Island. Report prepared for the City of Avalon,

California.

Page 24: APPENDIX C CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY...the northern San Fernando Valley, Encino (CA-LAN-111), Topanga Canyon on the southern side of the valley, the Little Sycamore shellmound (CA-VEN-1)

20

2016b Cultural Resources Monitoring Report for the 509 Crescent Ave. (Luau

Larry’s Restaurant) Sewer Line Project, City of Avalon, Catalina Island.

Report prepared for the City of Avalon, California.

2016c Cultural Resources Monitoring Report for the 217 Metropole Ave.

(Catalina Island Museum) Sewer Line Project, City of Avalon, Catalina

Island. Report prepared for the City of Avalon, California.

Erlandson, Jon, M. Tveskov, Douglass Kennett, and L. Ingram

1996 Further Evidence for a Terminal-Pleistocene Occupation of Daisy Cave,

San Miguel Island, California. Current Research in the Pleistocene

13:13-15.

Erlandson, Jon, and Torben Rick

2002 Late Holocene Cultural Developments along the Santa Barbara Coast. In,

Catalyst to Complexity: The Late Holocene Archaeology of the California

Coast. Eds. J. M. Erlandson and T. L. Jones, pp. 166-182. UCLA Cotsen

Institute of Archaeology, Los Angeles, California.

Glassow, Michael

1996 The Significance to California Prehistory of the Earliest Mortars and

Pestles. Pacific Coast Archaeological Society Quarterly 32(4):14-26.

Glassow, Michael, Lynn Gamble, Jennifer Perry and Glen Russell

2007 Prehistory of the Northern California Bight and the Adjacent Transverse

Ranges. In, California Prehistory: Colonization, Culture, and Complexity.

Eds. T. Jones and K. Klar, pp. 191-213. Altamira Press.

Howard, Virginia.

2002 Santa Catalina’s Soapstone Vessels: Production Dynamics. In,

Proceedings of the Fifth California Islands Symposium. Eds. D. Brown

and Henry Chaney, pp. 598-606. U.S. Department of the Interior.

Johnson, John, Thomas Stafford, H. O. Ajie, and Donald Morris

2000 Arlington Springs Revisited. In, Proceedings of the Fifth California

Islands Symposium. Eds. D. Brown and Henry Chaney, pp. 541-545. U.S.

Department of the Interior.

Page 25: APPENDIX C CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY...the northern San Fernando Valley, Encino (CA-LAN-111), Topanga Canyon on the southern side of the valley, the Little Sycamore shellmound (CA-VEN-1)

21

King, Chester

1990 Evolution of Chumash Society: A Comparative Study of Artifacts Used

for Social System Maintenance in the Santa Barbara Channel Region

Before A.D. 1804. New York: Garland Publishing.

Kroeber, Albert

1976 Handbook of the Indians of California. Reprinted. New York: Dover

Publications. Originally published 1925, Bulletin 78, Bureau of

American Ethnology. Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution.

Martinez, Desireé R. and Wendy G. Teeter

2015 Ho’eexokre ‘Eyookuuka’ro “We’re Working with Each Other”: The Pimu

Catalina Island Project. Society for American Archaeology Archaeological

Record 1:25-28.

McCawley, William

1996 The First Angelinos: The Gabrielino Indians of Los Angeles. A Malki

Museum Press/Ballena Press Cooperative Publication, Banning; Novato

Native American Heritage Commission

2017 Results of Sacred Lands File Search. Letter in possession of author.

Rick, Torben and Jon Erlandson

2000 Early Holocene Fishing Strategies on the California Coast:

Evidence from CA-SBA-2057. Journal of Archaeological Science

27:621-633.

Rogers, David

1929 Prehistoric Man of the Santa Barbara Coast. Santa Barbara Museum of

Natural History. Santa Barbara, California.

Salls, Roy A.

2000 The Prehistoric Fishery of San Clemente Island. Pacific Coast

Archaeological Society Quarterly 36(1&2):52-71.

Stickel, E. Gary

n.d. Why the Original Indian Tribe of the Greater Los Angeles Area is Called

Kizh not Tongva.

http://gabrielenoindians.org/site/KIZH_NOT_TONGVA_files/

Kizh%20not%20Tongva_4-06-16.pdf

Page 26: APPENDIX C CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY...the northern San Fernando Valley, Encino (CA-LAN-111), Topanga Canyon on the southern side of the valley, the Little Sycamore shellmound (CA-VEN-1)

22

Strudwick, Ivan H., Roderick McLean, Jay Michalsky, Brooks Smith and Joseph

Baumann.

2007 A Glimpse of the Past on Pimu: Cultural Resource Survey on Selected

Areas on Santa Catalina Island. Report prepared for Southern California

Edison. Report on file SCCIC CSUF as report #LA-8463.

Sutton, Mark Q.

2009 People and Language: Defining the Takic Expansion. Pacific Coast

Archaeological Society Quarterly 41(2&3):31-94.

Teeter, Wendy G., Desireé Reneé Martinez, and Karimah O. Kennedy Richardson

2013 Cultural Landscapes of Santa Catalina Island. In, California’s Channel

Islands: The Archaeology of Human-Environment Interactions. Eds.

Christopher Jazwa and Jennifer Perry, pp. 158-171. University of Utah

Press.

Wallace, William

1955 A Suggested Chronology for Southern California Coastal Archaeology.

Southwestern Journal of Anthropology 11:214-230.

Wlodarski, Robert J.

2010 A Preliminary Cultural Resource Management Plan for the City of Avalon

General Plan Update and EIR. Report prepared for the City of Avalon,

California.