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NO ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY REQUIRED 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: B-5813 County: Cabarrus
WBS No: 45767.1.1 Document: M C C
F.A. No: Funding: State Federal
Federal Permit Required? Yes No Permit Type: usace
Project Description: NCDOT proposes to replace Bridge No. 132 on NC 73 over Dutch Buffalo Creek
east of Mt. Pleasant in Cabarrus County. Conceptual design plans involves a new alignment adjacent to
and north of the existing bridge. Traffic would be maintained on the existing Bridge No. 132. the two
bridges would be replaced in-place with a single wider bridge using a phased on-site detour and cross-over
during construction. The project length is about 1800 feet (0.34 miles) with a construction width expanding
to the north a maximum of about 80 feet beyond the existing northern ROW at the new location bridge for
construction and fill, tapering back to the existing ROW in either direction. For purposes of this
archaeological review, the APE is about 1800 feet (0.34 miles) in length and 150 feet wide (approximate
old and new ROW).
This is a state funded and federally permitted undertaking and therefore falls under Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act for archaeological review.
SUMMARY OF CULTURAL RESOURCES REVIEW
Brief description of review activities, results of review, and conclusions:
The bridge to be replaced is located along NC 73 in a rural setting east of Mt. Pleasant in Cabarrus County.
at an urbanized crossroads west of Concord.
USGS mapping (Mt. Pleasant) and aerial photography was studied (see Figures 1 and 2). Google and Bing
street view tools were used and confirm the forested and cleared nature of the APE which is rolling on the
approaches from the east and west on NC 73. The area of greatest impact at the bridge is listed as Chewacla
sandy loam (ChA) and is frequently flooded.
According to USGS mapping and GIS resources (data layer created by NCDOT archaeologist Paul J.
Mohler), no cemetery is present at the APE.
Historic maps were examined to determine if any late historic structures, roads or other notations were
present to help establish the a context of the recent past, especially farms, industry, land and transportation
features which might offer hints to the presence of archaeological sites. The 1910 Soils Map of Cabarrus
County (MC.016.1910a) depicts the road in roughly the same alignment and crossing, a includes "Kinleys
Mill" mapped outside of the APE to the northeast on the other side of Dutch Road (SR 2604). The existing
bridge is reportedly constructed in the 1920s with some later upgrades or repairs. By the 1930s, county
highway maps (MC.016.1936n1 and MC.016.1938n) show that millpond and some industry upstream from
the bridge at a distance and the location marked Kinleys Mill earlier is now shown as a prison camp or jail
some distance from the road. Current USGS mapping shows no mill, though maybe now a sewage disposal
or treatment plant and a former State Department of Corrections which research shows was shut down
around 2011 and is now a brewery.
Some background and deed research was conducted to examine the nature of the industrial and institutional
use of the nearby land to the north of the project area. Also, property and parcel mapping suggests that an
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older road may have existed a few hundred feet south of the existing alignment, suggesting the 1920s bridge
brought with it a change in the NC 73 alignment. It also suggests that existing structures along the older
road would not likely be encountered by the current undertaking.
The Office of State Archaeology was visited to review archaeological mapping and to reference any known
archaeological surveys and sites. This helps establish an archaeological context for comparison. One or
more environmental reviews are nearby (ER 99-8601, ER 99-9322, etc.), along Dutch and also running
east-west along a small tributary north of the project bridge. Neither resulted in documenation of
archaeological sites in the nearby project area.
Brief Explanation of why the available information provides a reliable basis for reasonably predicting
that there are no unidentified historic properties in the APE:
The bridge replacement adjacent to the existing facility will have some new ground disturbances, much of
it cut and fill to adjust the terrain on the north side of NC 73. Examination of historic resources suggests a
shift of the roadway in the first part of the twentieth century towards the north when the new bridge was
built. Some industrial use in the form of one or more mills has occurred north of the APE but will not be
impacted, likewise a state prison camp facility. The context doesn't indicate a high probabilty for
archaeological sites within the APE. It is unlikely that significant, intact archaeological remains would be
present and impacted by the project. For archaeological review, this federally permitted undertaking should
be considered compliant with Section 106.

SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION
See attached: Map(s) Previous Survey Info Photos Correspondence
Photocopy of County Survey Notes Other:
FINDING BY NCDOT ARCHAEOLOGIST
NO ARCHAEOLOGY SURVEY REQUIRED
7/27/2018
NCDOT ARCHAEOLOGIST Date
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Figure 1. Vicinity of TIP # B-5813, PA 16-01-0074, the proposed replacement of Br. No. 132 on NC
73 over Dutch Buffalo Creek east of Mt. Pleasant.
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Figure 2. Aerial map of TIP # B-5813, PA 16-01-0074, the proposed replacement of Br. No. 132 on
NC 73 over Dutch Buffalo Creek east of Mt. Pleasant. The approximate APE is shown in yellow
with most work occurring on the north side of NC 73 where the new bridge will be constructed.
Note contour lines at 2-ft are overlaid on the aerial to illustrate the moderately hilled terrain. The
tree line south of NC 73 approximates a possible historic road which is outside of the APE. 520540560580600
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