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Home My WebLink About20171147 Ver 1_Historic/Prehistoric Information_20170908NO PREHISTORIC OR HISTORIC PROPERTIES PRESENT/AFFECTED FORM PROJECT INFORMATION Proje ct No : Bridge 127 County: Lincoln WBSNo: 17BP .12.R .19 Document: PCE orCE FA . No : n/a Funding: I:8J State D Federal Federal (USACE) Permit Required? [g] Yes D No Permit Type: NW14 Proje ct Description: Replace Bridge No. 127 over a tributary to Howard's Creek on SRl199 (Trinity Church Rd) in Lincoln County , North Carolina. The archaeological APEfor the project measures 600ft in length (300ft from each bridge end-point) by 150ft in width (75ft laterally from each side ofthe SR1502 center-line). The project constitutes, as currently proposed, an in-place replacement utilizing an off-sit e d etour during construction activities. Some minor ditch-line impacts are scheduled to occur. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) r eviewed the subject project and determined: Historic Architecture/Landscapes D There are no National Register-listed or Study Listed properties within the project's area of potential effects. D There are no properties less than fifty years old which are considered to meet Criteria Consideration G within the project's area of potential effects. D There are no properties within the project's area of potential effects. D There are properties over fifty years old within the area of potential effects , but they do not meet the criteria for listing on the National Register. D All properties greater than 50 years of age located in the APE have been considered and all compliance for historic architecture w ith Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and GS l2l-l2(a) has been completed for this project. D There are no historic properties present or affected by this project. (Attach any notes or documents as needed) Archaeology I2l There are no National Register-listed or Study Listed properties within the project's area of potential effects. o No subsurface archaeological investigations are required for this project. I2l Subsurface investigations did not reveal the presence of any archaeological resources. I2l Subsurface investigations did not reveal the presence of any archaeological resources considered eligible for the National Register. o 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 l21-12(a) has been completed for this project. I2l There are no historic properties present or affected by this project. (Attach any n otes or documents as needed) "No Hist one Properties Present "f orm f or Min or Transportation Projects as Qualified in the 200 7 Programmatic Agreement. NCDOT Archaeology & Historic A rchitecture Groups SUMMARY OF CULTURAL RESOURCES REVlEW Bri efd escription ofreview activities, results ofr eview, and conclusions: A map review and site file search was conducted at the Office of State Archaeology on Tuesday, September 27,2011. This work disclosed the location of no previously recorded archaeological sites situated within or adjacent to the project's APE . One archaeological site (31LN59), the i ntact remains of a nineteenth century groundhog kiln, is located about one quarter m ile south of the project locat ion. Lincoln County, and the Vale area in particular, has been a well-established producer of pottery wares since historic t imes .Similar resources and features connected to the early pottery industry may be located with in the general project location. A review of National Register (NR), State Study List (SL), Locally Designated (LD), Determined Eligible (DE) and Surveyed Site (55) properties was conducted utilizing resources available on the NCSHPO website . This search determined that none of these historic properties were present within or abutting the currently defined APE. However, numerous surveyed historic properties and kiln locations are located nearby . Topographic maps, NRCS soil survey maps (ChA, RvA),aerial photographs (NCDOT), historic maps (NCMaps website), and archaeological/historical reference materials were utilized/inspected by the cultural resource specialist to gauge environmental factors that may have contributed to archaeological site potent ial within the APE, and to assess the level of modern , residential, hydrological , agricultural, and other erosive type disturbances within and surrounding the project study area. The topographical, hydrological, and pedeological attributes of the project area are moderate to high for both historic and prehistoric settlement/occupation . Inspection of aerial photographs revealed relatively flat and archaeologically testable land surfaces . The robust historic presence and the significance of the early pottery/stoneware industry in Vale and the surround ing area suggests akin activities may have occurred with in the general project area, and archaeological manifestations of these activities may still be present . Survey of the SR1199/Bridge 127 project area in Lincoln County, North Carolina was accomplished on November B, 2011. Initially, a reconnaissance investigation of the entire APE was conducted . This served to identify any above-ground archaeological or historical remains and to determine the locat ion and extent of subsurface investigation necessary for project compl iance .A transect was established approximately 50ft.from the SR1199 center-line on each side of the road .Shovel test pits were placed at 30m (100ft.) intervals along the transect and were numbered sequentially south to north w ith the project area .The f irst STP on each transect was located 250ft.generally south from the bridge location along the road. In total,ten shovel test pits were excavated as a result of the investigation (5 along east side [3 SE; 2 NE] & 5 along the west side [3 SW; 2NW]). The typical soil profile of southwest quadrant tests (soybean field) included a first soil stratum of strong brown (7.5YR4/6) silt loam to 50-55cmbs over a second stratum consisting of strong brown (7.5YR5/6) clay loam to 60+cmbs . The northwest quadrant (fallow grass field) tests were characterized by a first soil layer of brown (7.5YR4/4) sandy silt loam with tons of non-cultural pebbles and gravel to 20-25cmbs .The second stratum contained mixed yellowish red coarse sand and strong brown silt loam to 50-55cmbs. Below 50cmbs the soil composition was grading into a strong brown clayey loam. No cultural artifacts, deposits, or subsurface features were observed or collected from shovel test pits excavated along the western side of SR1199. Excavation of shovel test pits along the eastern side of Trinity Church Road returned soil profiles similar to those observed w ithin the we stern project quadrants.A typical STP conta ined a first soil stratum of strong brown (7.5YR4/6) to dark redd ish brown (2 .5YR3/4) silt/clayey loam to 25-30cmbs atop a second soil layer of red (2.5YR4/B-5YR4/6) clay. No cultural artifacts were recovered from these shovel test pits. Following in-field i nvestigation and inspection of the Bridge No.127 replacement location in Lincoln County ,North Carolina, the cultural resource specialist recommends that no further archaeological work is necessary for the project as proposed. A reconnaissance investigation and excavation of subsurface shovel test pits throughout the defined APE revealed eroded soil profiles, impacts associated with agricultural utilization of the lands, and no evidence of past cultural occupation or visitation within the project's construction footprint . SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION See attached: Map(s), Previous Survey Info, Photos , Correspondence, Photocopy of notes from survey. Signed: Cultural Resources Specialist, NCDOT Date "No Historic Properties Present "form fo r Minor Transportation Projects as Qualified in the 2007 Programmatic Agreement. 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