20201086 Ver 1_G7c_PA 18-10-0022 U-5996 R-5720 No NRHP Archaeological Sites Present Form_20200825

Project Tracking No.:
“NO NATIONAL REGISTER ELIGIBLE OR LISTED ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES PRESENT”
form for the Amended Minor Transportation Projects as Qualified in the 2007 Programmatic Agreement.
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NO NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
ELIGIBLE OR LISTED ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES
PRESENT FORM
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: U-5996 & R-5720 County: NASH
WBS No: 47133.1.1 Document: STATE EA
F.A. No: Funding: State Federal
Federal Permit Required? Yes No Permit Type: TBD

Project Description:
NCDOT proposes widening improvements to SR 1603 (Old Carriage Road / U-5996), including widening
the US 64 bridge, and also SR 1770 (Eastern/Sunset Avenue R-5720) which will be widened and include
use of new roundabouts. The combined project length along the subject roadways is 21,500 ft (4.07 miles).
The width varies but is generally within 300 feet. For purposes of this investigation, the archaeological
Area of Potential Effects is the entire construction area of the undertaking, including all easements and new
ROW (see Figures 1 and 2).
This is a state funded project but federally permitted, therefore, Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act applies for this archaeological review.

SUMMARY OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDINGS
Designed to locate, identify and evaluate National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) archaeological
resources within the APE, an archaeological survey was conducted on January 11, 2019 by NCDOT
Archaeologist, Brian Overton, and Matthew Leshure, Transportation Engineer. The project area contains
mostly altered landscapes due to the construction of the modern roadways, intersections and infrastructure.
Portions to the west and the middle of the project have been heavily developed. Further, the majority of
the land has been used or is currently used agriculturally and has resulted in mixed, plowed top soils and
erosion. Otherwise, the terrain is flat to gently sloping with a few low, wet soils and also one or more
hillsides not suitable for habitation or agricultural pursuits.
According to inspection of USGS maps and reference to a cemetery database managed by NCDOT
archaeologist Paul Mohler, there are no cemeteries noted within the APE. Field inspections of the APE did
not encounter grave markers, boundaries, depressions or vegetation typical of cemeteries during the
pedestrian survey. Should any graves or human remains be encountered during construction, please contact
our office immediately to initiate appropriate actions under NC G.S. 65 & 70.
Old Carriage Road has been previously surveyed for another NCDOT PA project by NCDOT archaeologist
Damon Jones. The project, PA 10-10-0002, covered the proposed upgrade to computerized signal systems
and included nearly all the current APE along Old Carriage Road (SR 1603). No new archaeological sites
were identified as a result of that investigation within the current APE and attempts to relocate two
previously recorded sites (31Ns7 and 31Ns48) revealed the first to be a small lithic scatter 100 meters east
of the APE and, in the case of the latter, not found at all. A small portion of new location crosses over a
recently timbered hillside and an agricultural field and may not have been as thoroughly covered by the
original survey. This location, with nearly 100% surface visibility, was reexamined though no artifacts or
new archaeological sites were discovered.
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“NO NATIONAL REGISTER ELIGIBLE OR LISTED ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES PRESENT”
form for the Amended Minor Transportation Projects as Qualified in the 2007 Programmatic Agreement.
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Development of a community college and/or law enforcement training facilities at the intersection of the
two projects was subjected to an archaeological review (ER 12-1340) and was not subjected to further
archaeological investigations.
As noted earlier, much of the remaining APE along Eastern Avenue (SR 1770) is currently agricultural land
with open, plowed fields, and probably has been for well over a century. With fieldwork occurring in the
wintertime, ground surface visibility was generally good in these winterized fields. For this reason,
pedestrian survey and visual inspection of the APE was most appropriate to identify archaeological sites on
these plowed, desirable and level landforms, a more efficient methodology, yielding better results than a
program of subsurface testing.
One previously recorded archaeological site (31Ns159) is located nearby, but outside of, the current APE.
Identified and evaluated as part of a pipeline project (ER 14-1475), the small Native American site was
determined to be not eligible for the NRHP. The overlapping portion of that pipeline investigation did not
yield any archaeological sites within this current APE.
Three new archaeological sites (31Ns194, 31Ns195, 31Ns196) were identified as a result of the January
fieldwork, all historic scatters of mostly broken ceramics or glass beside of standing early 20th century
residences. Most of the artifacts, bottle glass, whiteware, porcelain, and terracotta, appear to be related to
the nearby houses. One isolated find held an apparent older age, a single fragment of an unscalloped blue
edged whiteware that dates from between 1840s and 1860s found on the surface at 31Ns195. No other
artifacts were noted at this site. None of these small historic scatters located in a plowed, disturbed context,
are recommended as eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
No previously recorded archaeological sites are located inside or immediately adjacent to the APE. Field
investigations, which included a multiple-transect surface survey of the plowed APE, yielded three new
historic archaeological sites, 31Ns194, 31Ns195 and 31Ns196. The artifact fragments are generally
unremarkable, typical domestic wares likely associated with residences in the immediate surroundings.
Since there are no previously recorded or newly documented archaeological sites eligible or listed on the
NRHP identified within the APE, a finding of no National Register of Historic Places listed, or eligible sites
is appropriate.

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.
SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION
See attached: Map(s) Previous Survey Info Photos Correspondence
Signed:

01/29/2019

NCDOT ARCHAEOLOGIST Date
Project Tracking No.: “NO NATIONAL REGISTER ELIGIBLE OR LISTED ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES PRESENT” form for the Amended Minor Transportation Projects as Qualified in the 2007 Programmatic Agreement. 3 of 6 18-10-0022 Figure 1. Vicinity USGS mapping (Nashville) showing the general project location for the proposed improvements to the existing SR 1603 (Old Carriage Road) and SR 1770 (Eastern Avenue). The approximate APE is shown in yellow.NashvilleRed OakDrakeRocky MountNASHI-95I-95N C -58SR-1603SR-1770SR-1700SR-1145SR-1544SR-1003SR-1435SR-1604SR-1670SR-1601SR-1609SR-1433SR-1702S R-14 3 4SR-1646SR-1866SR-1765SR-1610SR-1883SR-1696SR-1608SR-1436SR-1894SR-2324SR-1602S R -2 2 0 0
SR-1655SR-1675SR-1902S R -1 4 4 8 SR-1865S R -2 2 0 1
SR-1443SR-1832S R -1447SR-18 14
SR-1665SR -1695SR-2311SR-2304S R -1 6 7 3
SR-1664S R -2 2 1 2
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SR-1003US-64US-64-BUSUS-64Pigbasket CreekMaple CreekL a s s i t e r s C r e e k
Peppermint BranchSource: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AEX,Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User Community, Copyright:© 2013 NationalGeographic Society, i-cubed0 5,000 10,0002,500 Feet¯
Project Tracking No.: “NO NATIONAL REGISTER ELIGIBLE OR LISTED ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES PRESENT” form for the Amended Minor Transportation Projects as Qualified in the 2007 Programmatic Agreement. 4 of 6 18-10-0022 Figure 2. Aerial photography of TIP # U-5996/R-5720/PA 18-10-0022 in Nash County showing the APE in yellow. The majority of SR 1603 was previously surveyed. Areas subjected to visual survey transects are noted by orange shading. NashvilleNASHSR-1770SR-1603SR-1601SR-1003SR-1609SR-1670SR-1145SR-2324SR-1675SR-1602SR-1814SR-1665SR-1695SR-2304SR-2319SR-1633SR-1770SR-1003US-64US-64Pigbasket CreekMaple CreekPigbasket CreekSource: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AEX,Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User Community0 2,500 5,0001,250 Feet¯
Project Tracking No.: “NO NATIONAL REGISTER ELIGIBLE OR LISTED ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES PRESENT” form for the Amended Minor Transportation Projects as Qualified in the 2007 Programmatic Agreement. 5 of 6 18-10-0022 Figure 3. Locations of archaeological sites 31Ns194, 31Ns195 and 31Ns196 within the APE shown in yellow.31Ns19431Ns19631Ns195NashvilleNASHSR-1770SR-1145SR-1883SR-2324SR-1866SR-1814SR -1865SR-1888SR-1887SR-1886SR-1884US-64US-64Maple CreekM aple C reekSource: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AEX,Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User Community02,0004,0001,000 Feet¯
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Artifact Inventory, TIP # U-5996 and TIP # R-5720
31Ns194
4 whiteware fragment, one has an overglazed floral design (faded)
1 ironstone fragment
1 porcelain fragment
2 glass fragments, colorless
1 glass fragment, brown bottle
1 terracotta fragment

31Ns195
1 unscalloped blue edgeware

31Ns196
2 glass fragments, colorless
1 plastic fragment, clear bottle (yellowed)