20221768 Ver 1_Attachment D - SHPO Letter_20221214

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 D. Reid Wilson Deputy Secretary, Darin J. Waters, Ph.D.
April 27, 2022
Megan Bollero
Carolina Wetland Services
550 East Westinghouse Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28273
megan@,cws-inc.net
Re: Upgrade existing Bost Road sewer line, North Green Street and St Marys Church Road, Morganton,
Burke County, ER 22-0438
Dear Ms. Bollero:
Thank you for your email of January 31, 2022, regarding the above -referenced undertaking. We have
reviewed your submission and offer the following comments. We apologize for the delay in our response.
We are unable to accurately assess impacts to historic properties within the Area of Potential Effect. Please
provided detailed design plans that specifically show the work to be performed adjacent to the National
Register -listed Quaker Meadows (BK0010) Plantation on St. Marys Church Road. A final determination
will be made once we have received the requested documentation.
The area of potential effects (APE) for the proposed sewer line construction is in a high probability area for
cultural resources due to its topographic and hydrological setting near the intersection of the Catawba River
with several tributaries. Eight archaeological sites have been recorded in the vicinity of the sewer line
corridor, and two of these sites (31BK174 and 31BK148) overlap with the project APE.
We recommend that a comprehensive archaeological survey be conducted by an experienced archaeologist
prior to the initiation of any ground disturbing activities within the proposed sewer line corridor. The
purpose of the survey is to identify any new archaeological sites that may exist in the APE and evaluate
their eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). For the two historic
properties that have already been identified, additional archaeological testing will be necessary to
determine what adverse effects the undertaking may cause and develop recommendations for avoiding,
minimizing, or mitigating potential effects.
Site 31BK174 is a precontact Native American village site that may contain intact cultural features below
the level of plowing and other more recent disturbance. The site was not fully delineated in a previous
survey and needs to be relocated and assessed for NRHP eligibility through test excavations. Site 31BK148
has been determined eligible for listing in the NRHP and includes archaeological contexts associated with
the 18th and 19th century McDowell House and Quaker Meadows Plantation. We recommend close -interval
shovel testing in the areas where the sewer line APE crosses the Historic Burke Foundation property to
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determine whether any archaeological resources associated with that site may be impacted by
construction.
This work should be conducted by an archaeologist who meets the Secretary of the Interior 's Professional
Qualification Standards. A list of archaeological consultants who have conducted or expressed an interest
in contract work in North Carolina is available at https://archaeology.ncdcr.gov/archaeological-consultant-
list. The archaeologists listed, or any other qualified archaeologist, may be contracted to conduct the
recommended survey. Please note that the entire APE does not require the same survey methodology,
and our office requests consultation with the Office of State Archaeology Review Archaeologist to
discuss appropriate field methodologies prior to the archaeological investigation. You can find the
Review Archaeologist for your region at https://archaeology.ncdcr.gov/about/contact-0. OSA's
Archaeological Standards and Guidelines for Background Research, Field Methodologies, Technical
Reports, and Curation can be found online at: https://files.nc.gov/dncr-
arch/OSA_ Guidelines_Dec2017.pdf.
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.
Sincerely,
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Ramona Bartos, Deputy
State Historic Preservation Officer
cc: John Mclaughlin, Merrick & Company
Brad Boris, City of Morganton
Stephen Yerka, EBCI
Acee Watt, UKB
Elizabeth Toombs, Cherokee Nation
LeeAnne Wendt, Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Dr. Wenonah Haire, Catawba Indian Nation
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