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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: na County: Chatham
WBS No: 17BP.8.R.124 Document: MCC
F.A. No: na Funding: State Federal
Federal Permit Required? Yes No Permit Type: NWP 3
Project Description: The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Division 10 intends to
replace Bridge No. 94 on SR 1520, Old Graham Road, over Dry Creek north of Pittsboro. The proposed replacement structure will be replaced on the existing alignment with an off-site detour. No preliminary
designs were available at the time of the archaeological review, but a study area measuring roughly 1375 feet (419.1 meters) long and ranging between 150 and 300 (approximately 45-91 meters) wide was proposed. For the purposes of the archaeological review, this study area was considered to be the area of
potential effects (APE). Thus, the APE is estimated to encompass and area of 5.4 acres (nearly 2.19 hectares).
SUMMARY OF CULTURAL RESOURCES REVIEW
Brief description of review activities, results of review, and conclusions:
A review of the site maps and files archived at the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology was conducted on April 20, 2017. No previously identified archaeological sites are recorded within the proposed APE; but, two archaeological sites have been recorded within a .5-mile radius of Bridge No. 94,
historic-period sites 31CH839** and 31CH862**. A large archaeological survey, covering 600 acres, was conducted for a planned residential development covered a good deal of the land north of Bridge No.
94 (Seibel et al. 2006). The current APE extends into this area along the portion north of Dry Creek and
east of SR 1520. Reconnaissance investigations and evaluations of archaeological potential have been conducted in similar tracts in the vicinity (Jenkins 2005, Postlewait and Seibel 2006, Seibel 2007).
An examination of the data presented on the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office HPOWEB GIS Service (http://gis.ncdcr.gov/hpoweb/) reveals that recorded historic properties are located within the
same radius, including: the Cheek Log Farm Complex (CH0405) and the Willis Durham House
(CH0407). It should be noted, however, that no historic properties are recorded in the vicinity of the APE.
An examination of soils in Chatham County presented on the National Resources Conservation Service Web Soil Survey (http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/WebSoilSurvey.aspx) indicates that the
following soil types fall within the delineated APE: Badin-Nanford complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes (BaE); Georgeville silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes (GaB); Nanford-Badin complex, 10 to 15 percent slopes (NaD); and Pittsboro-Iredell complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes, stony (PsB).
No further archaeological investigations are required for the project within the area established as the
current APE. Should the project change to include a larger footprint than covered by the current APE,
further consultation will be necessary. In the unlikely event that archaeological remains are encountered
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during the bridge replacement, work should cease in that area and the NCDOT Archaeology Group
should be notified immediately.
Brief Explanation of why the available information provides a reliable basis for reasonably predicting that there are no unidentified historic properties in the APE:
Roughly a quarter of the proposed APE falls within the area investigated by Environmental Services, Inc. archaeologists for a proposed residential tract (cf. Seibel et al. 2006). As can be seen in the topographic
mapping and soil map, much of the remainder of the project area is steeply sloped or deflated. Previous investigations into the vicinity appear to suggest a fairly low potential for significant archaeological remains. While sites have been identified in the area, these appear to be generally small sites that have
frequently been damaged by logging activities and subsequent soil deflation. Additionally, the portion of the proposed APE that appears to not be prohibitively sloped or to have been previously investigated, seems to be relatively marginal in size.
References Cited:
Jenkins, D. 2005 Letter Report: Archaeological Assessment of the Grantham Development Tract, Chatham
County, North Carolina. Ms. On file, Office of State Archaeology, North Carolina Department
of Environmental and Cultural Resources, Raleigh.
Postlewaite, M. and S. Seibel
2006 Cultural Resource Reconaissance Survey, Shively Tract, Chatham County, North Carolina. Ms. On file, Office of State Archaeology, North Carolina Department of Environmental and
Cultural Resources, Raleigh.
Seibel, S.
2007 Reconaissance Investigation of a Mill Stone Quarry (31CH856**), Shively Tract, Chatham County, North Carolina. Ms. On file, Office of State Archaeology, North Carolina Department of Environmental and Cultural Resources, Raleigh.
Seibel, S, M. Postlewaite, and S. Postlewaite 2006 Archaeological Reconaissance Survey and Intensive Archaeological Survey of Site 31CH837** and 31CH839&839**: Bluffs Tract, Chatham County, North Carolina. Ms. On file, Office of State Archaeology, North Carolina Department of Environmental and Cultural
Resources, Raleigh.
SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION
See attached: Map(s) Previous Survey Info Photos Correspondence
Other: soil map
FINDING BY NCDOT ARCHAEOLOGIST
NO ARCHAEOLOGY SURVEY REQUIRED
April 21, 2017
NCDOT ARCHAEOLOGIST Date
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Aerial photograph with 2-foot contours illustrating the location of the proposed APE (in yellow) for the replacement of Bridge No. 94 on SR 1520.
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Soil Map—Chatham County, North Carolina
(Bridge No. 94 on SR 1520)
Natural Resources
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Web Soil Survey
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Map Scale: 1:2,380 if printed on A portrait (8.5" x 11") sheet.
Soil Map may not be valid at this scale.
MAP LEGEND MAP INFORMATION
Area of Interest (AOI)
Area of Interest (AOI)
Soils
Soil Map Unit Polygons
Soil Map Unit Lines
Soil Map Unit Points
Special Point Features
Blowout
Borrow Pit
Clay Spot
Closed Depression
Gravel Pit
Gravelly Spot
Landfill
Lava Flow
Marsh or swamp
Mine or Quarry
Miscellaneous Water
Perennial Water
Rock Outcrop
Saline Spot
Sandy Spot
Severely Eroded Spot
Sinkhole
Slide or Slip
Sodic Spot
Spoil Area
Stony Spot
Very Stony Spot
Wet Spot
Other
Special Line Features
Water Features
Streams and Canals
Transportation
Rails
Interstate Highways
US Routes
Major Roads
Local Roads
Background
Aerial Photography
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contrasting soils that could have been shown at a more detailed
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Please rely on the bar scale on each map sheet for map
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Source of Map: Natural Resources Conservation Service
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Coordinate System: Web Mercator (EPSG:3857)
Maps from the Web Soil Survey are based on the Web Mercator
projection, which preserves direction and shape but distorts
distance and area. A projection that preserves area, such as the
Albers equal-area conic projection, should be used if more
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This product is generated from the USDA-NRCS certified data as
of the version date(s) listed below.
Soil Survey Area: Chatham County, North Carolina
Survey Area Data: Version 19, Sep 19, 2016
Soil map units are labeled (as space allows) for map scales
1:50,000 or larger.
Date(s) aerial images were photographed: Feb 11, 2011—Mar 3,
2011
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Soil Map—Chatham County, North Carolina
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Natural Resources
Conservation Service
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Map Unit Legend
Chatham County, North Carolina (NC037)
Map Unit Symbol Map Unit Name Acres in AOI Percent of AOI
BaE Badin-Nanford complex, 15 to
30 percent slopes
0.2 3.6%
GaB Georgeville silt loam, 2 to 6
percent slopes
0.7 12.5%
NaC Nanford-Badin complex, 6 to
10 percent slopes
0.0 0.0%
NaD Nanford-Badin complex, 10 to
15 percent slopes
3.3 60.8%
PsB Pittsboro-Iredell complex, 2 to
8 percent slopes, stony
1.2 23.1%
Totals for Area of Interest 5.4 100.0%
Soil Map—Chatham County, North Carolina Bridge No. 94 on SR 1520
Natural Resources
Conservation Service
Web Soil Survey
National Cooperative Soil Survey
4/20/2017
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