DNCR. Surf City comments. ER 20 0050_3

Received: 1/6/2020
State Historic Preservation Office
ER 20-0050
Due -- 1/14/2020
ROY COOPER
MICHAEL S. REGAN
BRAXTON DAVIS
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December 23, 2019
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FROM: Heather Coats, Beach & Inlet Management Project Coordinator
NCDEQ - Division of Coastal Management
127 Cardinal Drive Ext., Wilmington, NC 28405
Fax: [phone] (Courier 04-16-33)
heather.coatsncdenr.gov
SUBJECT CAMA / Dredge & Fill Application Review
Applicant: Town of Surf City
Project Location: South of Humphrey Ave to north of 9th Street, adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean/AIVVW,
Surf City, Pender & Onslow counties
Proposed Project: Beach nourishment project
Please indicate below your agency's position or viewpoint on the proposed project and
return this form to Heather Coats at the address above by January 15, 2019. If you
have any questions regarding the proposed project, contact Heather Coats at [phone]
when appropriate, in-depth comments with supporting data is requested.
REPLY: This agency has no objection to the project as proposed.
"*Additional comments may be attached**
This agency has no comment on the proposed project.
This agency approves of the project only if the recommended changes
are incorporated. See attached.
This agency objects to the project for reasons described in the attached comments.
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Renee Gledhill-Earley

State Historic Preservation Office

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State of North Carolina Environmental Quality 1Coastal Management
127 Cardinal Drive Ext.. Wilmington, NC 28405 919 796 7215

North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
State Historic Preservation Office
Ramona M. Bartos, Administrator
Governor Roy Cooper Office of Archives and History
Secretary Susi H. Hamilton Deputy Secretary Kevin Cherry
Location: 109 East Jones Street, Raleigh NC 27601 Mailing Address: 4617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh NC 27699-4617 Telephone/Fax: [phone]-6599

January 15, 2020

MEMORANDUM

TO: Heather Coats
Division of Coastal Management
NC Department of Environmental Quality

FROM: Ramona M. Bartos, Deputy
State Historic Preservation Office

SUBJECT: Beach nourishment project, South of Humphrey Avenue to North of Ninth Street, Surf City,
ER 20-0050

Thank you for your January 6, 2020, submission concerning the above-referenced project. We have reviewed the
project and offer the following comments.

Our files indicate two archaeological sites located along Surf City (NTB-North Topsail Beach) beaches (NTB0001)
Surf City Beach Wreck, and (NTB0002) Museum Timber. NTB0002 was removed from the beach zone by Public
Works employees in 1999, and so is of no concern.

NTB0001 is thought to be the wreck of the William H. Sumner, driven ashore in 1919 and discovered in 1999. It is
located eighty yards north of the old Barnacle Bill's Fishing Pier. About thirteen yards separates the exposed
wreckage from the existing dune line. GPS coordinates place the approximate position of the site at North 34 deg.
25.948 min. and West 77 deg. 31.904 min. or approximately one-mile northeast of the Surf City water tower.

The wreckage is usually deeply buried under many feet of sand and may not be affected by the additive efforts of
beach re-nourishment.

Due to the low concentration of any other wreck sites in the project area, we concur that the project proceed as
planned, with the condition that you reference the following paragraph regarding beach wrecks and the discovery
and take caution when operating in the vicinity of NTB0001.

It is our opinion that the beach bulldozing operations may encounter the unknown remains of vessels lost
along the North Carolina coast that have washed up on shore and been buried over the last 450 years.
While the archaeological and historical record does not support a recommendation for an archaeological
survey of the entire beach area, we would like your agency, its affiliates, and the equipment operators to be
aware that the possibility exists that this work may unearth a beached shipwreck. In the event that such
occurs, work should move to another area and the Underwater Archaeology Branch should be contacted
immediately (910-250-7320). A staff member will be sent to assess the wreckage and determine the proper
course of action.

We do not believe the dredging of banks channel will impact any known cultural resources.
The above comments are made pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation’s Regulations for Compliance with Section 106 codified at 36 CFR Part 800.

Thank you for your cooperation and consideration. If you have questions concerning the above comment, contact
Renee Gledhill-Earley, environmental review coordinator, at 919-814-6579 or [e-mail]. In
all future communication concerning this project, please cite the above referenced tracking number.