Cultural, Historic, and Archaeological Technical Memorandum December 2007 Precontact Sites
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I-405, Tukwila to Renton Improvement Project (I-5 to SR 169 – Phase 2) CULTURAL, HISTORIC, AND !"`$ AÌ ARCHAEOLOGICAL AÐ TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM Bothell December 2007 AÊ Aô %&e( Kirkland Aí AÉ Lake Washington Bellevue !"b$ Newcastle !"`$ %&e( Aá Renton Project Area Aç Tukwila Aí Aæ AÅ { 0 2 Miles Title VI WSDOT ensures full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by prohibiting discrimination against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin or sex in the provision of benefits and services resulting from its federally assisted programs and activities. For questions regarding WSDOT's Title VI Program, you may contact the Department's Title VI Coordinator at (360) 705-7098. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information If you will like copies of this document in an alternative format -- large print, Braille, cassette tape, or on computer disk, please call (360) 705-7097. 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TABLE OF CONTENTS Acronyms and Abbreviations .....................................................................................................v Summary.......................................................................................................................................1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................2 Project Description .........................................................................................................................2 Build Alternative..............................................................................................................................2 I-405 from I-5 to SR 181 Interchange........................................................................................2 I-405 from East of SR 181 to SR 167 Interchange ...................................................................3 SR 167 from I-405 to SW 43rd Street On-ramp........................................................................3 I-405 Interchange with SR 167 ..................................................................................................3 I-405 from East of SR 167 Interchange to North of SR 169.....................................................4 No Build Alternative ........................................................................................................................5 Project Location ..............................................................................................................................5 Area of Potential Effects.................................................................................................................5 Regulatory Context and Purpose of Investigation ........................................................................6 Federal Regulations ...................................................................................................................6 State Regulations .......................................................................................................................7 Baseline Conditions ....................................................................................................................8 Natural Setting ................................................................................................................................8 Geology and Geomorphology ....................................................................................................8 Ecology......................................................................................................................................10 Cultural Setting .............................................................................................................................10 Prehistory ..................................................................................................................................10 Ethnohistory ..............................................................................................................................11 Native American Place Names ................................................................................................13 History .......................................................................................................................................14 Previous Cultural Resource Studies............................................................................................17 Previously Recorded Cultural Resources ...................................................................................23 Historic Buildings and Structures.............................................................................................23 Archaeological Sites .................................................................................................................24 Archaeological Resource Expectations and Probability Areas ..................................................26 I-405, Tukwila to Renton Improvement Project (I-5 to SR 169 – Phase 2) i Cultural, Historic, and Archaeological Technical Memorandum December 2007 Precontact Sites........................................................................................................................26 Historic Period Sites .................................................................................................................27 Methods.........................................................................................................................................27 Tribal Consultation....................................................................................................................27 Background Data Review.........................................................................................................28 Field Survey and Reporting......................................................................................................28 Current Survey Results ................................................................................................................31 Archaeological Resources .......................................................................................................31 Historical Buildings and Structures..........................................................................................45 Potential Effects.........................................................................................................................57 Construction..................................................................................................................................57 Direct Effects.............................................................................................................................57 Indirect Effects ..........................................................................................................................57 Operation ......................................................................................................................................58 Direct Effects.............................................................................................................................58 Indirect Effects ..........................................................................................................................58 No Build Alternative ......................................................................................................................59 Conclusions and Recommendations.......................................................................................60 Measures to Avoid or Minimize Adverse Effects ........................................................................61 Construction..............................................................................................................................61 Operation...................................................................................................................................61 Unavoidable Adverse Effects.......................................................................................................61 References..................................................................................................................................62 GIS data sources..........................................................................................................................62 Text references and verbal communications ..............................................................................63 Glossary......................................................................................................................................78 ii I-405, Tukwila to Renton Improvement Project (I-5 to SR 169 – Phase 2) Cultural, Historic, and Archaeological Technical Memorandum December 2007 LIST OF EXHIBITS Exhibit 1: Tukwila to Renton Project, Area of Potential Effects....................................................6 Exhibit 2: Area of Potential Effect Overlay on 1863 and 1865 General Land Office Maps ........15 Exhibit 3: Previous Cultural Resource Studies within One Mile of the APE...............................17 Exhibit 4: Historic Period Buildings and Structures Identified in the APE ..................................23 Exhibit 5: Cultural Resources Within 0.25 mile of the APE........................................................25 Exhibit 6: