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Home My WebLink About20190755 Ver 1_B-5375 No Archaeological Survey Required Form_20190610Project Tracking No.: 16-02-0046 oa NO ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY REQUIRED FORM This form only pertains to ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES for this project. It is not o valid for Historic Architecture and Landscapes. You must consult separately with the0 Historic Architecture and Landscapes Group. 4 PROJECT INFORMATION Project No: B-5375 WBS No: 46090.1.1 F.A. No: BRZ-1132(010) Federal Permit Required? County: Cabarrus Document: PCE or MCC Funding: ❑ State ® Federal ® Yes ❑ No Permit Type: NWP 3 or 14 Project Description: The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Division 10 intends to replace Bridge No. 137 on SR 1132, Miami Church Road, over Dutch Buffalo Creek northwest of the Stanly County line. An original study area that measured 600 feet (182.88 meters) long, 150 feet (45.72 meters) wide, and was estimated to encompass 2.07 acres (roughly .84 hectare) was proposed in 2016. Recently, a revised request for archaeological review was submitted that expands the study area to 712 feet (nearly 217.02 meters) in length and 200 feet (60.96 meters) in width. For the purposes of this revised review of the project, this new study area with be considered to be the archaeological area of potential effects (APE). Thus, the proposed APE encompasses an area of approximately 3.3 acres (about 1.34 hectares). SUMMARY OF CULTURAL RESOURCES REVIEW Brief description of review activities, results of review, and conclusions: The original review of the site maps and files archived at the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology was conducted on March 7, 2016. No previously identified archaeological sites are recorded within the proposed APE, nor are any archaeological sites recorded within .5 mile of Bridge No. 137. An examination of the data presented on the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office HPOWEB GIS Service reveals that only one historic property, the John Teeter House (CA0580), is recorded within the same radius. Examinations of historical mapping for Cleveland County (including the 1875 Thomas C. Harris map of Cleveland County, the 1910 U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil Map of Cleveland County, and the 1938 State Highway and Public Works Commission map of Cleveland County) suggest no particular properties of interest within the proposed APE, though the Thomas map does suggest that a number of gold mills were located along Dutch Buffalo Creek. The Furr family cemetery is located approximately .2 mile (roughly .33 kilometer) northeast of Bridge 137, along Barrier-Georgeville Road. Interestingly, a monument to the Furr family occupation of the area in the eighteenth century was erected nearly 130 feet (just over 39 meters) from the bridge in 1954. Furr family members, in partnership with the Friendship United Methodist Church, have maintained the monument since that time. The marker has gained some notoriety as "the Bleeding Tombstone" by occult/urban legend enthusiasts. Soils mapped for the APE at Bridge No. 137 in Cleveland County include: Chewacla loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded (ChA) and Kirksey silt loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes (KkB). No further archaeological investigations are required for the project within the 300-foot corridor established as the current APE. Should the project change to include a larger footprint than covered by "No ARCHAEOLOGYSURVEYREQUIRED "form for the Amended Minor Transportation Projects as Qualified in the 2015 Programmatic Agreement. 1 of 3 Project Tracking No.: 16-02-0046 the current APE, further consultation will be necessary. In the unlikely event that archaeological remains are encountered 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: As noted above, this project was originally screened for archaeology on May 11, 2016, when a No Archaeological Survey Required form was produced. While no archaeological sites have been recorded within a reasonable distance of Bridge No. 137, a broader look at known archaeological sites along Dutch Buffalo Creek reveals a patter in this portion of Cabarrus County. Archaeological sites, such as 31Ca52, 31 Ca53, and 31 Ca54 to the south of Bridge No. 137, are all located on ridgetoes overlooking the Dutch Buffalo Creek floodplain. A similar pattern is suggested in the historic mapping: structures are located on higher ground along the drainage basin. The exception being the mill site reported to the north of Bridge No. 137 on Barrier Store Road (site 31Cal 97**). This pattern suggests that the floodplain areas located within the proposed APE is unlikely to possess archaeological resources. Based on this information the original (2016) screening result was produced. The revised APE does extend the potential footprint of the project, but it does not do so to an extent that would change the overall conditions suggesting that archaeological resources are unlikely. References Cited: Cabarrus County NCGenWeb 2016 FurrMonument. Web page, http://ncgenweb.us/nc/cabarrus/furr-monument, accessed March 8, 2016. SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION See attached: ® Map(s) ❑ Previous Survey Info ❑ Photos ❑Correspondence ® Other: http://websoilsurvey.nres.usda.gov/app/WebSoilSurvey.aspx FINDING BY NCDOT ARCHAEOLOGIST NO ARCHAEOLOGY SUR VEY REQ UIRED Ir November 5, 2018 NCDOT ARCHAEOLOGIST Date "No ARCHAEOLOGYSURVEYREQUIRED " form for the Amended Minor Transportation Projects as Qualified in the 2015 Programmatic Agreement. 2 of 3 Project Tracking No.: l 6-02-0046 0 100 200 400 Feet, i i rr' - IMF r` ........... a W 446, .. L''�. ' �s. ''i. x: _ • F: �. f _ ' r W:. iii�Ile Aerial photograph with 2-foot contours illustrating the location of the proposed revised APE (orange lines) for the replacement of Bridge No. 137 on SR 1132; note the extent and location of the original (2016) APE for the project (yellow lines). "No ARCHAEOLOGY SURVEY REQUIRED "form for the Amended Minor Transportation Projects as Qualified in the 2015 Programmatic Agreement. 3 of 3 Soil Map—Cabarrus County, North Carolina (Revised Replacement of Bridge No. 137 on SR 1132) 550190 550220 550250 550280 550310 550340 550370 550400 35° 20' 20" N O �i o_ 35° 20' 13" N 550190 550220 550250 550280 550310 550340 550370 3 Map Scale: 1:1,490 if printed on A landscape (11" x 8.5") sheet. N Meters N 0 20 40 80 120 Feet 0 50 100 200 300 Map projection: Web Mercator Comer coordinates: WGS84 Edge tics: L TNI Zone 17N WGS84 ul Natural Resources Web Soil Survey Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey N 5504W 35° 20' 20" N �i 35° 20' 13" N 550490 3 M 11 /5/2018 Page 1 of 3 Soil Map—Cabarrus County, North Carolina (Revised Replacement of Bridge No. 137 on SR 1132) MAP LEGEND Area of Interest (AOI) Area of Interest (AOI) Soils Soil Map Unit Polygons =; 0 Soil Map Unit Lines 0 Soil Map Unit Points Special Point Features {_j Blowout Borrow Pit Clay Spot r^i Closed Depression ` Gravel Pit „ Gravelly Spot Landfill Lava Flow Marsh or swamp ++ Mine or Quarry Miscellaneous Water Perennial Water Rock Outcrop Saline Spot 4 Sandy Spot Severely Eroded Spot Sinkhole ; . Slide or Slip oa Sodic Spot MAP INFORMATION Spoil Area The soil surveys that comprise your AOI were mapped at 1:24,000. 1) Stony Spot L% 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 ,8 Other 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 F++ 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 . Aerial Photography This product is generated from the USDA-NRCS certified data as of the version date(s) listed below. Soil Survey Area: Cabarrus County, North Carolina Survey Area Data: Version 17, 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. USDA Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 11/5/2018 Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 2 of 3 Soil Map—Cabarrus County, North Carolina Revised Replacement of Bridge No. 137onSR1132 Map Unit Legend Map Unit Symbol Map Unit Name Acres in AOI Percent of AOI ChA KkB Chewacla sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded 2.7 0.2 81.0% 6.4% Kirksey silt loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes W Water 0.4 12.6% Totals for Area of Interest 3.3 100.0% usDA Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 11/5/2018 r Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 3 of 3