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PROJECT INFORMATION V
Project No: R-5735 County: Cherokee
WBSNo: 50193.1.1 Document: Minimum Criteria
F.A. No: na Funding: ® State ❑ Federal
Federal Permit Required? ® Yes ❑ No Permit Type: NWP
Project Description:
The project calls for the improvement of existing US 191641741129(TIP R-5735) in Cherokee County.
The original archaeological Area of Potential Effects (APE)for the project was defined as an
approximate 1.5-mile (2.42 km) long corridor starting at SR 1556(Hiwassee Street) and heading
southwest to SR 1398 (Old Ranger Road). The APE also includes improvements to:
• Old Ranger Road for approximately 1,800 feet(548.64 m) to the northeast from its intersection
with US 191641741129,
• Providence Lane for approximately 550 feet(167.64 m) to the north from its intersection with
US 191641741129,
• Holiday Drive for approximately 700 feet(213.36 m) to the northeast from its intersection with
Providence Lane,
• Hiwassee Street for approximately 300 feet(91.44 m) to the north from its intersection with
US 191641741129,
• Old Ranger Road for approximately 3,700 feet(1,127.76 m) to the southwest from its intersection
with Hiwassee Street, and
• Approximately 370 feet(112.78 m) of new location between Holiday Drive and Old Range Road.
The corridor follows the existing road alignments and measures 200 feet(60.96 m) wide extending
100 feet(30.48 m) on either side of the centerline.
An addendum to the APE extends 350 feet(106.68 m) north along US 19 Business (Hiwassee Street)from
its intersection with Old Ranger Road. It is approximately 200 feet wide extending 100 feet on either side
of the centerline. This addendum was not included in the original `No Archaeological Survey Required"
form submitted on September 18, 2017
SUMMARY OF CULTURAL RESOURCES REVIEW
Brief description of review activities, results of review, and conclusions:
The US 19/64/74/129 improvement project(TIP R-5735)is located on the southwest side of Murphy in
Cherokee County,North Carolina. The project area is plotted on the Murphy USGS 7.5'topographic
quadrangle(Figure 1). A"No Archaeological Survey Required"form was submitted on September 18,
2017 and is still valid for the project area it covered. The addendum covers a new segment along
Hiwassee Street at the northeastern end of the project area.
A map review and site file search for the addendum was conducted by the staff at the Office of State
Archaeology(OSA)on September 10,2018. No archaeological sites were identified within the APE
extension. According to the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office online data base
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(HPOWEB 2018),there are no known historic architectural resources within the APE extension that may
yield intact archaeological deposits. Topographic maps,USDA soil survey maps, aerial photographs (NC
One Map), and historic maps(North Carolina maps website)were also examined for information on
environmental and cultural variables that may have contributed to prehistoric or historic settlement within
the project limits and to assess the level of ground disturbance.
The APE extension for R-5735 is situated in a drainageway for an unnamed tributary to the Hiwassee
River(Figure 2). The unnamed tributary is located west of Hiwassee Street. The landform and stream
have been modified and moved, likely during previous road improvement projects. East of the road,the
landform has been subjected to earth moving activities relating to construction of a church. According to
the USDA soil survey,the APE extension consists mostly of Udorthents-Urban land complex(UrB)
(Wood 2013). This series consists of modified soils by way of cutting, filling, and other earth moving
activities to the point in which the original characteristics are no longer present. The remaining project
area is made up of the Braddock-Urban land complex(BnC; BnD). The series is well drained with slope
from 2 to 30 percent. Although this series is typically tested,urban development observed from aerial
images show disturbance activities since the soils were recorded. The area is now likely part of the UrB
series. No intact cultural deposits are expected on any of the soils within the APE extension. A review of
historical maps also failed to identify any significant historical features within the 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 defined archaeological APE extension for the proposed R-5735 project in Cherokee County is
unlikely to impact intact and significant archaeological deposits. This is due urban development and
modifications to the land form in which the tributary was moved. As long as impacts to the subsurface
occur within the defined APE,no further archaeological work is recommended for the proposed
improvements to US 19/64/74/129 in Cherokee County. If work should affect subsurface areas beyond
the defined APE, further archaeological consultation will be necessary.
SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION
See attached: ® Map(s) ❑ Previous Survey Info ❑ Photos ❑Correspondence
❑ Photocopy of County Survey Notes Other: images of historic map
FINDING BY NCDOT ARCHAEOLOGIST
NO ARCHAEOLOGYSURVEYREQUIRED
9/10/18
C. Damon Jones Date
NCDOT ARCHAEOLOGIST
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REFERENCES CITED
HPOWEB
2018 North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office GIS Web Service.
hlt2:HaisNCDCR.gov/hpoweb/.Accessed September 10,2018.
United States Geological Survey(USGS)
2013 Murphy,North Carolina 7.5 minute quadrangle map.
Wood,Brian
2013 Soil Survey of Cherokee County, North Carolina. United States Department of
Agriculture,Natural Resources Conservation Services in cooperation with US Forest Service,
Bureau of Indian Affairs,Eastern Band of Cherokee Nation,North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources,North Carolina Agricultural Research Service,North
Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, Cherokee Soil and Water Conservation District, and
Cherokee County Board of Commissioners.
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