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Project Tracking No.:
17-11-0001
oa ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY REQUIRED FORM .'
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PROJECT INFORMATION
Project No:
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County:
Warren
IlBS No:
17BP.5.R.88
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F.A. No:
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Funding:
® State ❑ Federal
Federal Permit Kequired?
® Yes ❑ No Permit Type: NWP
Project Description: The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Division 5 intends to
replace Bridge No. 135 on SR 1609, Powell Mills Road, over Fishing Creek southwest of Liberia. Based on
preliminary designs that were made available at the time of the request for archaeological review, an area of
potential effects (APE), for the purposes of that review, was established that encompassed all proposed right-
of-way (ROW) for the bridge replacement project. This APE is estimated at roughly 1 acre (slightly over .4
hectare).
SUMMARY OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES REVIEW: SURVEY -REQUIRED
Briefdescription ofreviewactivities, results ofreview, and conclusions:
The initial review of the site maps and files archived at the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology
(OSA) was conducted on November 9, 2017. No previously recorded archaeological resources are located
within the proposed APE, nor are any archaeological site recorded within .5-mile of Bridge No. 135. An
examination of the data presented on the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office HPOWEB GIS
Service (htW://gis.ncdcr.gov/hl2oweb/) reveals no historic properties within .5-mile of Bridge No. 135.
However, two previously recorded cemeteries, both in close proximity to the Spring Green Church, fall
within that same radius.
An examination of soils in Warren County presented on the National Resources Conservation Service Web
Soil Survey (http://websoilsurvey.nres.usda.gov/apt/WebSoilSurvey.aspx) indicates that the following soil
types fall within the delineated APE: Chewacla and Wehadkee soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded
(ChA); and Tussahaw-Bethlehem-Pacolet complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes (TxE).
A review of historic mapping for Warren County reveals that several mills have been located along Fishing
Creek. In particular, Powell's Mill is illustrated at the current bridge location on the John Buck 1924 map of
Warren County. A "store" is also indicated on the map adjacent the crossing of Fishing Creek. The 1938
Soil Map for Warren County does not indicate a crossing of Fishing Creek at the location of the current
project area but illustrates a mill labeled "Harris Mill" on the map at that location. LIDAR imagery of the
project area suggests that some of the mill elements might he outside the proposed APE. A reconnaissance
investigation of the project area should confirm if elements of either the mill complex or the store would be
impacted by the project as currently proposed.
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SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION
See attached: ® Map(s) ❑ Previous Survey Info ❑ Photos ❑Correspondence
® Other: http://websoilsurvey.nres.usda.gov/al2p/WebSoilSurvey.asl2x
FINDING BY NCDOT ARCHAEOLOGIST — SUR VEYREQUIRED
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NCDOT ARCHAEOLOGIST
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Proposed fieldwork completion date
Date
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Aerial photograph with 2-foot contours illustrating the location of the APE (orange lines) for the replacement
of Bridge No. 135 on SR 1609.
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box) along Fishing Creek.
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Map projection: Web Mercator Comer coordinates: WGS84 Edge tics: JrM Zone 17N WGS84
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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
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Borrow Pit
Clay Spot
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Gravelly Spot
Landfill
Lava Flow
Marsh or swamp
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Miscellaneous Water
Perennial Water
Rock Outcrop
Saline Spot
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Sandy Spot
Severely Eroded Spot
Sinkhole
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Sodic Spot
Soil Map —Warren County, North Carolina
(Bridge No. 135 on SR 1609)
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
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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
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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: Warren County, North Carolina
Survey Area Data: Version 14, Oct 3, 2017
Soil map units are labeled (as space allows) for map scales
1:50,000 or larger.
Date(s) aerial images were photographed: Jun 25, 2014—Mar 5,
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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Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 2 of 3

Soil Map —Warren County, North Carolina
Bridge No. 135 on SR 1609
Map Unit Legend
Map Unit Symbol
Map Unit Name
Acres in AOI
Percent of AOI
ChA
TxE
Chewacla and Wehadkee
soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes,
frequently flooded
0.5
55.5%
44.5%
Tussahaw-Bethlehem-Pacolet
complex, 15 to 35 percent
slopes
0.4
Totals for Area of Interest
1.0
100.0%
usDA Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 11/27/2017
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