A Cultural Resources Survey and Evaluation of the Barona Reservation, San Diego County, California. Volume 1: Overview

摘要

A Cultural Resources overview and evaluation of the Barona Reservation in central San Diego County was undertaken in July, August, and September of 1980. This study involved both on-ground coverage of the reservation and a detailed literature and background search. The Barona Reservation is located in portions of two inland drainages, Padre Barona Creek and Klondike Creek, and has a wide variety of natural resources. Its history begins with a Mexican land grant, followed by subdivision and Euro-American occupation. It became a reservation less than 50 years age. A total of 52 sites, including two historic sites, were recorded on the reservation and two additional sites were located just off the reservation. Six types of prehistoric sites are present which are clearly associated with different environmental zones. The vast majority of sites are late prehistoric and can be related to a single ethnographically documented settlement system. The single most important site on the reservation, and one most in need of immediate attention, is the Jones Adobe House. The Jones Adobe House and a number of prehistoric sites are recommended as being eligible for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. No sites appear to be threatened by immediate or anticipated development but cultural resources should be considered in all future planning on the reservation.