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18-10-0038
NO NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
as ELIGIBLE OR LISTED ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES J s
A. PRESENT FORM ?
This form only pertains to ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES for this project. It is not; ..,
a� valid for Historic Architecture and Landscapes. You must consult separately with the"4
Historic Architecture and Landscapes Group.
PROJECT INFORMATION
Project No: R.157 County: Stanly
WBS No: 17BP.10.R.157 Document: MCC
F.A. No: na Funding: ® State ❑ Federal
Federal Permit Required? ® Yes ❑ No Permit Type: USACE; DENR
Project Description: This project entails the evaluation and replacement of Bridge No. 167 on SR 1421,
Bethany Road, north of Albemarle (PA 18-10-0038, WBS# 17BP. 10.R. 157) in Stanly County, North
Carolina. No preliminary designs were available at the time of request for archaeological input. The
area of potential effects (APE) measures 706 feet (nearly 215.9 meters) in length and 100 feet (30.48
meters) in width (Figure 1). The current APE encompasses 1.6 acres (nearly .65 hectare).
SUMMARY OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDINGS
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Archaeology Group reviewed the subject
project and determined:
® There are no National Register listed or eligible ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES
present within the project's area of potential effects. (Attach any notes or
documents as needed)
❑ No subsurface archaeological investigations were required for this project.
® Subsurface investigations did not reveal the presence of any archaeological
resources.
❑ Subsurface investigations did not reveal the presence of any archaeological resources
considered eligible for the National Register.
® 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 121-12(a) has been completed for this project.
Brief description of review activities, results of review, and conclusions:
The review of site maps and files archived at the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology (OSA) was
conducted on November 19, 2018. No previously identified archaeological sites are recorded within the
APE as currently proposed. An examination of mapping on file at OSA reveals only one recorded
archaeological site, 31ST137, within 0.5 mile of the proposed project. This resource was one of eight
prehistoric sites recorded during archaeological investigations associated with a sewer line project along
Curl Tail Creek and Town Creek in the northern parts of Stanly County (Ayers 1989). Site 31ST137 was
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characterized as a small collection of "felsic" flakes on a small rise along the Town Creek alluvial terrace.
The site was considered to lack archaeological significance. Most of the other sites identified during the
sewer line survey represented camps and quarry/extraction sites.
An examination of the data presented on the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office HPOWEB
GIS Service (http://gis.ncdcr.gov/hpoweb/) revealed no recorded historic properties within a 0.5-mile
radius of the APE, nor are any known cemeteries within that radius.
An examination of soils in Stanly County presented on the National Resources Conservation Service Web
Soil Survey (http://websoilsurvey.nres.usda.gov/appAVebSoilSurvey.aspx) indicated the following soil
types within the delineated APE: Badin channery silt loam, 8-15 percent slopes (BaD); Badin channery silt
loam, 15-45 percent slopes (BaF); and Chenneby silt loam, 0-2 percent slopes, frequently flooded (CfA).
Table 1 illustrates the USDA soil types present in the designated survey areas (Soil Survey Staff 2019).
The soils mapped in the APE include well drained to somewhat poorly drained silt loams on slopes of
ridges and floodplains.
Table 1. Soil Types in the Area of Potential Effects (APE)
Soil Type
Percent of
Permeability
Locations
Survey Area
Badin channery silt loam, 8-15 percent
34.3%
Well drained
Hillslopes on Ridges
slopes
Badin channery silt loam, 15-45
22.4%
Well drained
Hillslopes on Ridges
percent slopes
Chenneby silt loam, 0-2 percent slopes,
43.3%
Somewhat Poorly
Floodplains
frequently flooded
drained
The APE is depicted on the USGS 7.5-minute New London quadrangle topographic map. The study area
is located in the Rocky River sub basin of the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin (North Carolina Department of
Environmental Quality 2003). The closest source of water is Town Creek, which directly intersects the
APE and Bethany Road. Land use in the APE includes plowed agricultural fields, wooded areas, and
disturbed areas (Figures 2-3). The area is visibly disturbed south of Town Creek, as indicated by gravel on
the surface.
New South Associates, Inc, (New South) conducted an intensive shovel testing survey of the APE in
March 2019. Shovel tests were excavated at 30-meter intervals to locate and identify potential
archaeological resources that may be impacted by the proposed bridge replacement. Fieldwork also
included a visual inspection in areas with high ground visibility, such as cleared agricultural fields. New
South pre -plotted 14 shovel tests in the APE. Of these, only one could not be excavated because of
surface water (Figure 4). Shovel tests measured approximately 30 centimeters in diameter and were
excavated into sterile subsoil, the water table, a natural impasse, or the maximum feasible depth
(approximately 1.0 m) (Table 2). Soils were screened through 0.25-inch hardware cloth. No additional
shovel tests were excavated and no archaeological resources were identified.
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Table 2. Shovel Test Data
Shovel
Level
Depth
Depth
Munsell
Color
Soil
Artifacts
Notes
Test
(Top)
(Base)
Texture
1
1
0
10
7.5YR5/6
Yellow/Brown
Silty Clay
-
Fill
and Red/Brown
2
1
0
10
7.5YR5/6
Yellow/Brown
Silty Clay
-
Fill
and Red/Brown
3
1
0
15
5YR4/3
Reddish Brown
Clay
-
-
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Not Excavated
— Surface
Water
5
1
0
15
5YR4/3
Reddish Brown
Clay
-
-
6
1
0
15
5YR4/3
Reddish Brown
Clay
-
-
7
1
0
15
5YR4/3
Reddish Brown
Clay
-
-
8
1
0
10
10YR5/3
Brown
Silty Loam
-
-
2
10
20
7.5YR4/6
Strong Brown
Clay Sand
9
1
0
10
10YR5/3
Brown
Silty Loam
-
-
2
10
20
7.5YR4/6
Strong Brown
Clay Sand
10
1
0
10
10115/8
Red
Silty Clay
-
Disturbed,
Rocky
11
1
0
10
10115/8
Red
Silty Clay
-
Disturbed
Rocky
12
1
0
10
10115/8
Red
Silty Clay
-
Disturbed
Rocky
13
1
0
10
10115/8
Red
Silty Clay
-
Disturbed
Rocky
14
1
0
10
7.5R4/3
Brown
Silty Loam
-
-
2
10
20
7.5YR4/6
Strong Brown
Silty Clay
The stratigraphy across the APE varied by location. The soils in the southern portion of the APE were
heavily disturbed by modern construction of roads, the bridge, ditches, and driveways. STP 2, located on
the south end of the APE to the east of Bethany Road, exhibited mottled yellowish brown (IOYR 5/4) and
reddish brown (5YR 4/3) silty clay fill. STP 10, located in the southern half of the APE west of Bethany
Road, revealed red (1 OR 5/8) silty clay and dense angular gravel (Figure 5). The northern end of the APE
contained plowed agricultural fields. Shovel tests here revealed red (lOR 5/8) silty clay. The surface of
this area was not as clearly disturbed as noted in the southern portion of the APE.
Summary of Findings
In March of 2019, New South conducted an intensive archaeological survey of the APE for the proposed
replacement of Bridge No. 167 on SR 1421 (R-157) in Stanly County, North Carolina. Fieldwork included
the excavation of 14 shovel tests. The survey determined that there are no archaeological sites within the
APE. No additional work is recommended. If the project expands and impacts subsurface areas beyond
the defined APE, further archaeological studies may be necessary.
Samantha Taylor
Archaeologist
New South Associates, Inc.
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Figure List
Figure]. Location of Area of Potential Effects (APE)
Figure 2. Photographs of the APE, I of 2
Figure 3. Photographs of the APE, 2 of 2
Figure 4. Shovel Test Pit Locations within APE
Figure S. Photo of STP 10
Table List
Table 1. Soil Types in the Area of Potential Effects (APE)
Table 2. Shovel Test Data
References
Ayers, Harvard
1989 An Archaeological Survey of the North Stanly Sewer Project, Stanly County, North
Carolina. Unpublished Manuscript. Office of State Archaeology, North Carolina Department
of Natural and Cultural Resources, Raleigh.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
2003 Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin. Electronic document, https:Hdeq.nc.gov/about/divisions/
water-resources/planning/basin-planning/water-resource-plans/yadkin-pee-dee-2003,
accessed March 20, 2019.
Soil Survey Staff
2019 Web Soil Survey of Selected Area in Stanly County, North Carolina. Natural Resources
Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION
See attached: ® Map(s) ❑ Previous Survey Info ® Photos ❑Correspondence
Signed:
, i. C. May 7, 2019
NCDOT ARCHAEOLOGIST Date
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Figure 1.
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Shovel Test Pit Locations within the APE
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Figure 5.
Photograph of STP 10