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Home My WebLink About20191362 Ver 1_R.133 NoSitesPresent Archaeological Form_20191007Project Tracking No.: 18-10-0040 NO NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES as ELIGIBLE OR LISTED ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES PRESENT FORM u .¢;o. 3 ° '' This form only pertains to ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES for this project. It is not valid for Historic Architecture and Landscapes. You must consult separately with the Historic Architecture and Landscapes Group. PROJECT INFORMATION Project No: R,133 County: Stanly WBS No: 17BP.10.R.133 Document: MCC F.A. No: na Funding: ® State ❑ Federal Federal Permit Required? ® Yes ❑ No Permit Type: USACE; DENR Project Description: This project entails the replacement of Bridge No. 162 on SR 1923, Old Cottonville Road, southeast ofAquadale (PA 18-10-0040) in Stanly County, North Carolina. No preliminary designs were available at the time of request for archaeological survey. The area of potential effects (APE) measures 704 feet (214.58 meters) long and 200 feet (60.96 meters) wide along Old Cottonville Road (Figure 1). The current APE encompasses 3.3 acres (nearly 1.34 hectares). SUMMARY OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDINGS The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Archaeology Group reviewed the subject project and determined: ® There are no National Register listed or eligible ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES present within the project's area of potential effects. (Attach any notes or documents as needed) ❑ No subsurface archaeological investigations were required for this project. ® Subsurface investigations did not reveal the presence of any archaeological resources. ❑ Subsurface investigations did not reveal the presence of any archaeological resources considered eligible for the National Register. ® All identified archaeological sites located within the APE have been considered and all compliance for archaeological resources with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and GS 121-12(a) has been completed for this project. "NO NATIONAL REGISTER ELIGIBLE OR LISTED ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES PRESENT" form far Minor Transportation Projects as Qualified in the 2007 Programmatic Agreement. 1 of 4 Project Tracking No.: 18-10-0040 Brief description of review activities, results of'review, and conclusions: The review of the site maps and files at the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology (OSA) was conducted on November 19, 2018. No previously identified archaeological sites are recorded within the APE as currently proposed, nor are any sites recorded within a 0.5-mile radius of the proposed project. Data available on the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office HPOWEB GIS Service (http://gis.ncdcr.gov/hpoweb� revealed no recorded historic properties within a 0.5-mile radius of the APE, nor are any known cemeteries within that radius. An examination of soils in Stanly County presented on the National Resources Conservation Service Web Soil Survey (http://websoilsurvey.nres.usda.gov/app/WebSoilSurvey.aspx) indicated the following soil types within the APE: Badin channery silt loam, 8-15 percent slopes (BaD); Badin channery silt loam, 15- 45 percent slopes (BaF); Goldston very channery silt loam, 15-45 percent slopes (GoF); and Oakboro silt loam, 0-2 percent slopes, frequently flooded (OaA). The soils within the APE include well drained, somewhat well drained, and moderately well drained silt loams on hillslopes on ridges and floodplains. Table 1 illustrates the USDA soil types present in the designated survey areas (Soil Survey Staff 2019). Table 1. Soil Types in the Area of Potential Effects (APE) Soil Type Percent of Permeability Locations Survey Areas Badin channery silt loam, 8-15 percent 5.0% Well -drained Hillslopes on Ridges slopes Badin channery silt loam, 15-45 22.1% Well -drained Hillslopes on Ridges percent slopes Goldston very channery silt loam, 15- 0.6% Well -drained Hillslopes on Ridges 45 percent lopes Oakboro silt loam, 0-2 slopes, 72.3% Moderately well- Flood Plains frequently flooded drained The APE is shown on the USGS 7.5' Aquadale Quadrangle topographic map. The study area is located in the Lynches River sub -basin of the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin (North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality 2003). The closest source of water is Hardy Creek, which directly intersects the APE and Old Cottonville Road. The landscape of the APE contains plowed agricultural fields, wooded areas, and disturbed areas (Figures 2-3). Disturbance in the APE was especially prevalent in areas directly adjacent to the road and was indicated by the presence of gravel on the surface. New South Associates, Inc. (New South) conducted an intensive shovel testing survey of the APE during March 2019. Shovel tests were excavated at 30-meter intervals to identify archaeological resources that may be impacted by the proposed bridge replacement. The fieldwork also included a visual inspection in areas with high ground visibility, such as agricultural fields. New South pre -plotted 12 shovel tests in the APE. Two of these could not be excavated because of surface water (Figure 4, Table 2). Shovel tests measured approximately 30 centimeters in diameter and were excavated into sterile subsoil, the water table, a natural impasse, or the maximum feasible depth (approximately 1 meter). Soils were screened through 0.25-inch hardware cloth. No additional shovel tests were excavated. The archaeological investigations did not identify any sites in the APE. "NO NATIONAL REGISTER ELIGIBLE OR LISTED ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES PRESENT" form far Minor Transportation Projects as Qualified in the 2007 Programmatic Agreement. 2 of 4 Project Tracking No.: 18-10-0040 Table 2. Shovel Test Data Shovel Level Depth Depth Munsell Color Soil Artifacts Notes Test To Base Texture 15 1 0 10 1 OR5/8 Red Silty Clay - Disturbed 16 1 0 30 1 OYR5/4 Yellowish Silty Clay - Rock Impasse Brown Loam 17 1 0 45 10YR5/4 Yellowish Silt - Creek Pebbles Brown at Bottom 18 - - - - - - - Not Excavated -Surface Water 19 1 0 20 5YR5/3 Reddish Silty Clay - Water at Base Brown 20 1 0 40 5YR5/3 Reddish Silty Clay - Water at Base Brown 21 1 0 10 7.5YR4/3 Brown Silty Loam - - 2 10 20 7.5YR4/6 Strong Brown Silty Clay 22 1 0 10 7.5YR4/3 Brown Silty Loam - - 2 10 20 7.5YR4/6 Strong Brown Silty Clay 23 - - - - - - - Not Excavated -Surface Water 24 1 0 10 1 OR4/6 Red Silty Clay - Disturbed Rock 25 1 0 10 1 OR4/6 Red Silty Clay - Disturbed Rock 26 1 0 10 1 OR4/6 Red Silty Clay - Disturbed Rock The stratigraphy in the APE varied by location. The soils are highly disturbed to the south of Old Cottonville Road in the eastern portion of the APE, and to the north of Old Cottonville Road in the western portion of the APE. The disturbance in these areas probably relates to the construction and maintenance of the bridge and road. STP 15, located south of the road in the eastern portion of the APE, revealed red (10R 5/8) silty clay with around 40 percent medium angular rocks. This was the only stratigraphic layer present in this shovel test. An identical stratigraphic sequence was found in STP 26 north of Old Cottonville Road in the western side of the APE. STP 20, located south of the road in the western side of the APE, was offset to avoid a small unnamed creek draining from Hardy Creek to the east. This STP profile consisted of reddish brown (5YR 5/3) silty clay. Excavation ceased at 40- centimeters below ground surface, at which point the water table was met. STP 21 exposed brown (7.5YR 4/3) silty loam from the ground surface to a depth of 10 centimeters. Beneath this layer was strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) silty clay that extended to the base of excavation at 20 centimeters. Summary of Findings: In March of 2019, New South conducted an intensive archaeological survey of the APE for the proposed replacement of Bridge No. 162 on SR 1923 (R-133) in Stanly County, North Carolina. Fieldwork included the examination of 12 shovel test locations. The survey determined that there are no archaeological sites in the APE. No additional work is recommended. If the project expands and impacts subsurface areas beyond the defined APE, further archaeological studies may be necessary. Samantha Taylor Archaeologist New South Associates, Inc. "NO NATIONAL REGISTER ELIGIBLE OR LISTED ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES PRESENT" form far Minor Transportation Projects as Qualified in the 2007 Programmatic Agreement. 3 of 4 Project Tracking No.: 18-10-0040 Figure List Figure 1. Location of Area of Potential Effects (APE) Figure 2. Photographs of the APE, I of 2 Figure 3. Photographs of the APE, 2 of 2 Figure 4. Shovel Test Pit Locations within the APE Table List Table 1. Soil Types in the Area of Potential Effects (APE) Table 2. Shovel Test Data References North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality 2003 Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin. https:Hdeq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/ planning/basin-planning/water-resource-plans/yadkin-pee-dee-2003, accessed March 20, 2019. Soil Survey Staff 2019 Web Soil Survey of Selected Area in Stanly County, North Carolina. Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION See attached: ® Map(s) ❑ Previous Survey Info Signed: ,)/. C. *�' NCDOT ARCHAEOLOGIST ® Photos ❑Correspondence May 7, 2019 Date "NO NATIONAL REGISTER ELIGIBLE OR LISTED ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES PRESENT" form far Minor Transportation Projects as Qualified in the 2007 Programmatic Agreement. 4 of 4 Figure 1. Location of Area of Potential Effects (APE) ` O ® APE 0 500 1,000 Feet O �_ I iI ICI N � r +� '+ 0 100 200 Meters Source: USGS Aquadale, North Carolina Quadrangle R r � � - w ^r f ti stanly County Figure 4. Shovel Test Pit Locations within the APE ....,, 021 APE 22 0 23 $ 15 IN Source: 2010 Orthoimagery 0 17 O - o Negative Shovel Test ® Not Excavated L._.1 APE 0 50 100 Feet I I I I I N 0 15 30 Meters