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PROJECT INFORMATION
Project No:
U-4906
County.•
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Onslow
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F.A. No:
40255.1.1
STP-1308(12)
Federal Permit Required?
MCC
Funding.• ❑ State � Federal
� Yes ❑ No Permit Type: NWP
Project Description: This project will widen SR 1308 (Gum Branch Road) in Onslow County from just
north of SR 1313 (Mills Field Road) to SR 1388 (Timothy Road). This project also includes
improvements to Gum Branch Road near its intersection with SR 2031 (Mendover Road), the vicinity of
SR 1323 (Half Moon Church Road) and SR 1324 (Ramsey Road). The project will widen SR 1308 from a
2-lane road to a 3-lane road including a 2-foot paved shoulder. The archaeological Area of Potential
Effects (APE) measures 5.75 miles in length and encompasses the existing right-of-way. In the larger
improvement areas the APE subsumes all areas of potential ground disturbing activity.
SUMMARY OF CULTURAL RESOURCES REVIEW
Brief description of review activities, results of review, and conclusions:
Permitting and funding information was reviewed for determining the level of archaeological input required by
state and federal laws. Based on the submitted "request for cultural resources review" form, the project is
federally-funded with federal permit interaction. As such, Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act will
apply. Next, construction design and other data was examined (when applicable) to define the character and
extent of potential impacts to the ground surfaces embracing the project locale. The APE was designed to capture
any federal permit areas and all areas of potential ground disturbing activity.
Once an APE was outlined, a map review and site file search was conducted at the Office of State Archaeology
(OSA) on Thursday, March 9, 2017. No previously documented archaeological sites are located in the APE or
directly adjacent.
Examination of National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), State Study Listed (SL), Locally Designated (LD),
Determined Eligible (DE), and Surveyed Site (SS) properties employing resources available on the NCSHPO website
is important in establishing the location of noteworthy historic occupations related to a perspective construction
impact area. A cross-check of these mapped resources concluded that no meaningful historic properties with
possible contributing archaeological elements were located inward of the archaeological APE margins. In addition,
historic maps of Onslow County were appraised to identify former structure locations, land use patterns, or other
confirmation of historic occupation in the project vicinity. Archaeological/historical reference materials were
inspected as well. In general, the cultural background review established that no NRHP listed properties, previously
recorded archaeological sites, or cemeteries are located within the APE. Based on cultural-historical factors, the
APE is considered to have a low potential for the documentation of archaeological resources.
Further, topographic, geologic, flood boundary, and NRCS soil survey maps were referenced to evaluate
pedeological, geomorphological, hydrological, and other environmental determinants that may have resulted in
past occupation at this location. Aerial and on-ground photographs (NCDOT Spatial Data Viewer) and the Google
Street View map application (when amenable) were also examined/utilized for additional assessment of
disturbances, both natural and human induced, which compromise the integrity of archaeological sites.
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Environmental/impact factors do not suggest a heightened potential for archaeological resource recovery.
Brief Explanation of why the available information provides a reliable basis for reasonably predicting
that there are no unidentified historic properties in the APE:
No documented cultural resources are contained within the current APE limits for this widening and improvement
project in Onslow County, North Carolina. Environmental and cultural-historical factors do not suggest a
heightened potential for archaeological resource recovery. The majority of the APE and proposed improvements
lay within the already disturbed and impacted right-of-way. The larger, new location improvement areas are
distinguished by agricultural impacts and poor soils. Intact NRHP archaeological sites are unlikely to be present or
preserved within the currently defined APE. No further consultation is advocated. A finding of "no archaeological
survey required" is considered appropriate.
SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION
See attached: � Map(s) � Previous Survey Info
❑ Photocopy of County Survey Notes
FINDING BY NCDOT ARCHAEOLOGIST
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