Cultural Resource Inventory for the City of Cascade Locks Electrical Infrastructure Improvements, Hood River County, Oregon
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Report # State Historic Preservation Office Report Cover Page Year: Title: Author(s): REPORT Agency/Client: District/Contractor: Agency/Client Report#: Project Acres: Survey Acres: County(ies): Township: Range: Section(s): Township: Range: Section(s): LOCATION Archaeological Permit Number(s): Accession Number: TESTING Reports submitted to: Tribes: UOMNCH: LCIS: Curation: Report Addresses Testing: Have tribes been contacted or consulted? List tribes: CONSULTATION List any other groups contacted or consulted: PA/ MOA Report is associated with: PA MOA REPORTS WITHOUT A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE COVER PAGE AND APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL PAGES MAY BE RETURNED. CHECK THE SHPO WEBSITE TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE MOST CURRENT VERSION. 10/24/2017 Report # State Historic Preservation Office Report Summary of Resources and NRHP Eligibility Archaeological: Site: Isolate: Built Environment: TCP: HPRCSIT: Other: RESOURCES *Please be sure all archaeological forms have been submitted on-line Count: EVALUATE PROPERTIES UNDER ALL FOUR CRITERIA. BE SURE TO INCLUDE JUSTIFICATION IN THE REPORT Oregon On-Line Form #: Trinomial: Temp# or Name: Criterion A: Criterion B: Criterion C: Criterion D: NRHP ELIGIBILITY 10/24/2017 CULTURAL RESOURCE INVENTORY FOR THE CITY OF CASCADE LOCKS ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, HOOD RIVER COUNTY, OREGON JULY 2020 Prepared under Agreement with: City of Cascade Locks, Oregon 140 S.W. WaNaPa Street Cascade Locks, Oregon 97014 CONTAINS PRIVILEGED INFORMATION—DO NOT RELEASE 1901 N. Fir Street, La Grande, Oregon 214 E. Birch Street, Walla Walla, Washington 2659 S.W. 4th Street, Suite 200, Redmond, Oregon CULTURAL RESOURCE INVENTORY FOR THE CITY OF CASCADE LOCKS ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, HOOD RIVER COUNTY, OREGON July 7, 2020 By: Andrew G. Frierson, M.A., RPA Prepared under Agreement with: City of Cascade Locks, Oregon 140 S.W. WaNaPa Street Cascade Locks, Oregon 97014 Prepared By: Anderson Perry & Associates, Inc. 1901 N. Fir Street La Grande, Oregon 97850 Prepared For: U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration 915 2nd Avenue, Room 1890 Seattle, Washington 98174 CONTAINS PRIVILEGED INFORMATION—DO NOT RELEASE City of Cascade Locks, Oregon Electrical Infrastructure Improvements Cultural Resource Inventory Executive Summary From June 2 to 4, 2020, Anderson Perry & Associates, Inc., conducted a cultural resource inventory for the City of Cascade Locks, Oregon, for its proposed Electrical Infrastructure Improvements project. The inventory was implemented at the request of Gordon Zimmerman, City Administrator, City of Cascade Locks. A total of 5.6 acres was inventoried within City right-of-way (ROW) and on City property. The City of Cascade Locks is proposing to purchase Bonneville Power Administration’s (BPA) Cascade Locks Substation on the south side of Interstate 84 (I-84) at the east end of Cascade Locks and replace the existing wooden power poles with metal poles, replace the overhead lines crossing I-84 between the Pyramid Substation north of I-84 and the Cascade Locks Substation, design and install a switchgear that would allow the City to utilize both the former BPA Cascade Locks Substation and the City’s Pyramid Substation at the same time, install underground electrical lines (1,000 feet [ft]) from the Pyramid Substation to the Port of Cascade Locks Business Park and along N.W. Forest Lane, and install underground electrical lines (2,300 ft) in the Port of Cascade Locks Business Park. Additionally, six 7-ft by 7-ft utility vaults and one 4-ft by 6-ft utility vault associated with these underground electrical lines are proposed to be installed. This project is anticipated to be funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration and, thus is subject to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). During project construction, replacement of the wooden power poles, underground installation of electrical lines, and installation of utility vaults will cause ground disturbance. Proposed depths of excavation for installation of new power poles will be up to approximately 10 ft for the tallest pole, approximately 3 ft within 2 ft wide trenches for installation of underground electrical lines, and approximately 4 ft for installation of utility vaults. The proposed work will create ground disturbance within City ROW, City property, and City easements. The proposed project is located in the City of Cascade Locks in Hood River County. The legal description for the proposed project is Township 2 North, Range 8 East, Section 5, Willamette Meridian. The inventory for the City of Cascade Locks - Electrical Infrastructure Improvements project resulted in the recording of one new archaeological isolate (208-08-ISO-AP01), a cryptocrystalline silicates (CCS) flake. The isolate is recommended as not significant or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Based on these findings, a determination of “no historic properties affected” is recommended for the project, pursuant to 36 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 800. CONTAINS PRIVILEGED INFORMATION—DO NOT RELEASE 7/7/2020 Anderson Perry & Associates, Inc. O:\Projects\Cascade Locks\208-08 Electrical Infrastructure Improvements\Report\CRI.docx Page ES-1 Table of Contents Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................... ES-1 Project Description ............................................................................................................................ 1 Project Location ................................................................................................................................. 1 Project Background ............................................................................................................................ 1 Environmental Setting ........................................................................................................................ 3 A. Geomorphology and Geology .......................................................................................................... 3 B. Flora and Fauna................................................................................................................................ 3 Cultural Setting .................................................................................................................................. 4 A. Precontact Overview ........................................................................................................................ 4 Period I - 11,500 to 6950/6350 BP ................................................................................................... 4 Period II - 6950/6350 to 3850 BP ..................................................................................................... 5 Period III - 3850 BP to 230 BP .......................................................................................................... 5 B. Historical Overview .......................................................................................................................... 6 C. Ethnographic Overview .................................................................................................................... 7 Literature Review .............................................................................................................................. 8 Research Design ............................................................................................................................... 12 Inventory Results ............................................................................................................................. 13 A. Pedestrian Survey .......................................................................................................................... 13 B. Subsurface Investigation Results ................................................................................................... 17 C. Cultural Resources ......................................................................................................................... 19 Results and Recommendations ......................................................................................................... 19 References ....................................................................................................................................... 20 TABLES Table 1 Cultural Resources Located within 1 Mi of the APE ....................................................................... 8 Table 2 Surveys Conducted within 1 Mi of the APE .................................................................................... 9 FIGURES Figure 1. Location and vicinity maps. ............................................................................................................ 2 Figure 2. “Oregon Pony” Steam Locomotive (from the Oregon Historical Society Research Library). ........ 6 Figure 3. Overview of the APE along the south side of N.W. Forest Lane, view to the southwest. ........... 14 Figure 4. Overview of the APE along the north side of N.W. Forest Lane, view to the northeast. ............ 14 Figure 5. Overview of the APE along the west side of Industrial Park Way, view to the northwest. ......... 15 Figure 6. Overview of the APE along the east side of Industrial Park Way, view to the southeast............ 15 Figure 7. Overview of the APE along the north side of Cramblett Way, view to the northeast. ................ 16 Figure