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PROJECT INFORMATION
Project No: W-5710Y
WBS No: 44856.1.25
F.A. No: HSIP-1315(021)
Federal Permit Required?
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Funding: ❑ State
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Project Description: The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Division 10 intends to
convert the existing intersection of SR 1315, New Town Road, and SR 1008, Waxhaw Indian Trail, to a
roundabout. An area of potential effects (APE) was established for the proposed project based on the
proposed extent of right-of-way (ROW) and slope -stakes depicted in the preliminary designs received on
September 7, 2018. Thus, the current APE for the proposed project is estimated to encompass 4.7 acres
(slightly over 1.9 hectares).
SUMMARY OF CULTURAL RESOURCES REVIEW
Brief description of review activities, results of review, and conclusions:
The initial review of the site maps and files archived at the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology
(OSA) was conducted on June 21, 2018. No previously identified archaeological sites appear to be
recorded within the proposed APE. A handful of sites have been recorded within a .5-mile radius of the
proposed project, however. One prehistoric site, labeled only as "Site 23" is recorded in the large
agricultural field to the northeast of the current APE; no other information about that site was found.
Farther to the east, along a small unnamed tributary of East Fork Twelvemile Creek, two small prehistoric
sites (31UN100 and 31UN110) are recorded. To the west, a historic house site (31UN334) was recorded
during the survey for a transmission line and substation; this site was not considered to be eligible for the
National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
The archaeological APE reviewed in June 2018 was based on a proposed study area and encompassed
approximately 8.1 acres centered on the intersection of SR 1315 and SR 1008. While, much of that area
was dominated by landscape alterations associated with the transportation facilities (much like the revised
APE), concerns were focused on the potential for historic resources in the vicinity. An examination of
historic mapping from the location of the current intersection, as well as characteristics present in aerial
photographs of the surrounding areas suggested the possibility that historic archaeological sites may be
present in the vicinity. Historic 20`h century mapping of Union County (i.e. the Miller 1907 Union
County Map, the 1914 Union County Soil Map, and the 1938 North Carolina State Highway Map)
illustrate structures in the general vicinity of New Town Road near this location, but, unfortunately, scales
are such that it is unclear if any of the depicted resources were located within the originally proposed
APE. An archaeological reconnaissance followed by subsurface testing in appropriate areas was
recommended on June 14, 2018.
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An examination of the data presented on the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office HPOWEB
GIS Service (http://gis.ncdcr.gov/hpoweb/) reveals no previously recorded historic properties, nor any
previously known cemeteries fall within the same .5-mile radius from the proposed APE.
An examination of soils in Union County presented on the National Resources Conservation Service Web
Soil Survey (hiip://websoilsurvey.nres.usda.goo/gpp/WebSoilSurvey.aspx) indicates that the following
soil types fall within the delineated APE: Badin channery silty clay loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes,
moderately eroded (BdB2); Chewacla silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded (ChA); Cid
channery silt loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes (CmB); Tarrus gravelly silt loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes (TaB);
and Tarrus gravelly silty clay loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes, moderately eroded (TbB2).
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
during the intersection improvements project, 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:
With access to preliminary designs for the proposed intersection improvements, a more refined APE
could be established. As noted above, the limits of the revised APE were pulled in to the proposed
footprint of the project based on slope -stakes, easements, and proposed ROW. This revised APE is
considerably smaller than the original and includes far less area outside the original disturbed ROW.
Based on these changes, it seems very unlikely that archaeologically significant cultural remains would be
disturbed by the project as proposed.
SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION
See attached: ® Map(s) ❑ Previous Survey Info ❑ Photos ❑Correspondence
® Other: soil map
FINDING BY NCDOT ARCHAEOLOGIST
NO ARCHAEOLOGY SUR VEY REQUIRED
Ir October 29, 2018
NCDOT ARCHAEOLOGIST Date
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Aerial photograph with 2-contours of the location for the revised APE (green lines) for the proposed
intersection improvements at SR 1315 and SR 1008; note the location of the original APE (orange lines).
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MAP LEGEND
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Soil Map —Union County, North Carolina
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MAP INFORMATION
Spoil Area
The soil surveys that comprise your AOI were mapped at
1:24,000.
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Stony Spot
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Very Stony Spot
Warning: Soil Map may not be valid at this scale.
Wet Spot
Enlargement of maps beyond the scale of mapping can cause
misunderstanding of the detail of mapping and accuracy of soil
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line placement. The maps do not show the small areas of
Special Line Features
contrasting soils that could have been shown at a more detailed
scale.
Water Features
Streams and Canals
Please rely on the bar scale on each map sheet for map
measurements.
Transportation
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Rails
Source of Map: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Web Soil Survey URL:
Interstate Highways
Coordinate System: Web Mercator (EPSG:3857)
US Routes
Maps from the Web Soil Survey are based on the Web Mercator
Major Roads
projection, which preserves direction and shape but distorts
distance and area. A projection that preserves area, such as the
Local Roads
Albers equal-area conic projection, should be used if more
accurate calculations of distance or area are required.
Background
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Aerial Photography
This product is generated from the USDA-NRCS certified data as
of the version date(s) listed below.
Soil Survey Area: Union County, North Carolina
Survey Area Data: Version 18, Sep 10, 2018
Soil map units are labeled (as space allows) for map scales
1:50,000 or larger.
Date(s) aerial images were photographed: Jul 18, 2011—Nov
25, 2017
The orthophoto or other base map on which the soil lines were
compiled and digitized probably differs from the background
imagery displayed on these maps. As a result, some minor
shifting of map unit boundaries may be evident.
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Soil Map —Union County, North Carolina
Intersection of SR 1315 and SR
1008
Map Unit Legend
Map Unit Symbol
Map Unit Name
Acres in AOI
Percent of AOI
BdB2
Badin channery silty clay loam,
0.7
14.8%
2 to 8 percent slopes,
moderately eroded
Chewacla silt loam, 0 to 2
ChA
0.0
0.2%
percent slopes, frequently
flooded
CmB
Cid channery silt loam, 1 to 5
2.9
61.5%
percent slopes
TaB
Tarrus gravelly silt loam, 2 to 8
0.7
14.8%
percent slopes
TbB2
Tarrus gravelly silty clay loam,
0.4
8.6%
2 to 8 percent slopes,
moderately eroded
Totals for Area of Interest
4.7
100.0%
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