20200340 Ver 1_Cowans_Ford_SHPO_20200224_20200304

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February 24, 2020

Ms. Renee Gledhill-Earley
North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office
State Historic Preservation Officer
4617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-4617

Subject: Cowans Ford Floating Bulkhead Ramp and Storage Project
Lincoln County, North Carolina

Dear Ms. Gledhill-Earley:
HDR, on behalf of our client Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Duke Energy), requests review and
comments regarding potential issues with respect to archaeological and/or historic resources
associated with construction activities for the proposed Cowans Ford Floating Bulkhead Ramp and
Storage Project (Project) located in Lincoln County, North Carolina (Figure 1 and Figure 2). Project
activities will likely result in minimal impacts to jurisdictional surface waters and will require
submittal of a Clean Water Act Section 404/401 Nationwide Permit.
Duke Energy proposes to install a storage area and launch ramp for a floating bulkhead, as well as
an associated access road. Project activities will be carried out using conventional construction
methods and all impacts will be permanent in nature. No stream or wetland impacts are anticipated;
however, open water impacts will result from the installation of a concrete launch ramp into Lake
Norman.
Land use in the vicinity of the proposed Project consists of residential, power generation, and open
water/recreational uses.
HDR reviewed the National Park Service National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) GIS Public
Dataset and the N.C. Historic Preservation Office (NCHPO) HPOWEB GIS Web Service
(http://gis.ncdcr.gov/hpoweb/). The review indicated that there are no known cultural resources,
historic structures, or historic districts located within the Project Area (Figure 3 and 4).
Archaeological data are not included in the NCHPO GIS services; therefore, this information was
not assessed as part of this study.

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We kindly ask that you review the Project Area based on the attached information to determine if
there may be any potential adverse impacts to historic or culturally important properties. If you have
any questions or require additional information after your review of the enclosed information, please
contact me at [phone] or [e-mail].

Respectfully,
HDR Engineering, Inc. of the Carolinas

Tony Nardo
Environmental Scientist

Attachments: Site Photographs
Figure 1. Project Vicinity
Figure 2. USGS 24K Quadrangles
Figure 3. Project Aerial
Figure 4. N.C. Historic Preservation Office HPOWEB

cc: Eric Mularski, PWS – HDR
Joseph Arcella, PE, PMP – Duke Energy
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Photograph 1 – View of Study Area (Facing South)

Photograph 2 – View of Study Area (Facing South)
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Photograph 3 – View of Study Area (Facing North)

Photograph 4 – View of Study Area (Facing South)
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Photograph 5 – View of Study Area (Facing Southwest)

Photograph 6 – View of Study Area (Facing Northeast)

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Photograph 7 – View of Study Area (Facing North)

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COWANS FORD FLOATING BULKHEAD RAMP AND STORAGE AREA
FIGURE 1
PROJECT VICINITY
AGENCY CONSULTATION
(CLIENT LOGO)
0 1.5Miles
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DATA SOURCE: ESRI OpenStreetMap andthe GIS User Community
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Study Area (45.00 acres)
NC
Lincoln County
Study Area
LAKE NORMAN SOUTH
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COWANS FORD FLOATING BULKHEAD RAMP AND STORAGE PROJECT
FIGURE 2
USGS TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE
AGENCY CONSULTATION
(CLIENT LOGO)
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DATA SOURCE: USGS 24K Topographic Maps:Lake Norman South (1993); USA Topo Map GISService
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Study Area
Topgraphic Quadrangle
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COWANS FORD FLOATING BULKHEAD RAMP AND STORAGE PROJECT
FIGURE 3
PROJECT AERIAL
AGENCY CONSULTATION
(CLIENT LOGO)
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DATA SOURCE: Bing Hybrid Aerial Imagery
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Study Area (45.00 acres)
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LN0797 J. P. Hager House
MK1783 Gen William Lee Davidson Mini Park (Approximate site)
LN0602 Cowans Ford Dam
LN0544 Log House LN0547 McLean-Pitts Gin House
LN0543 Sifford-Hager Farmstead
LN0559 Martha's Chapel and Cemetery
LN0545 Dr. William B. McLean Outbuildings (McLean-Sifford Farm)
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COWANS FORD FLOATING BULKHEAD RAMP AND STORAGE PROJECT
FIGURE 4
CULTURAL RESOURCES
AGENCY CONSULTATION
(CLIENT LOGO)
0 2,000Feet
ODATA SOURCE: NCHPOWEB GIS database;National Park Service, NRHP GIS Public Dataset
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Study Area
1-Mile Buffer
NC SHPO National Register
DOE
NC SHPO Points
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*#Determined Eligible - DOE
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