PHASE IA CULTURAL RESOURCES INVESTIGATION FOR THE PROPOSED ST. LAWRENCE Panamerican Consultants, Inc. TRANSMISSION GAS LINE, Buffalo Branch FRANKLIN AND ST. LAWRENCE COUNTIES, 2390 Clinton Street Buffalo, NY 14227 Tel: (716) 821-1650 Fax: (716) 821-1607 NEW YORK Corporate Headquarters 2301 Paul Bryant Dr. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 Tel: (205) 248-8767 Fax: (205) 248-8739 Memphis Branch Prepared for: 91 Tillman Street Memphis, TN 38111 Tel: (901) 454-4733 EDR Fax: (901) 454-4736 217 Montgomery Street Tampa Branch Suite 1000 5910 Benjamin Center Syracuse, NY 13202 Drive, Suite 120 Tampa, FL 33634 Tel: (813) 884-6351 Fax: (813) 884-5968 Prepared by: Tuscaloosa Branch 924 26th Avenue East Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 PANAMERICAN CONSULTANTS, INC. Tel: (205) 556-3096 Buffalo Branch Office Fax: (205) 556-1144 2390 Clinton Street Buffalo, New York 14227-1735 (716) 821-1650 April 2010 PHASE IA CULTURAL RESOURCES INVESTIGATION FOR THE PROPOSED ST. LAWRENCE TRANSMISSION GAS LINE, FRANKLIN AND ST. LAWRENCE COUNTIES, NEW YORK Prepared for: EDR 217 Montgomery Street Suite 1000 Syracuse, NY 13202 Prepared by: Robert J. Hanley, M.A., RPA, Principal Investigator/Senior Archaeologist Christine M. Longiaru, M.A., Senior Architectural Historian Rebecca J. Emans, M.A., RPA, Project Archaeologist Mark A. Steinback, M.A., Senior Historian Sharon M. Jenkins, M.A., Architectural History Assistant Joseph J. Kline, B.A., Field Director Michael A. Cinquino, Ph.D., RPA, Proje ct Director PANAMERICAN CONSULTANTS, INC. Buffalo Branch Office 2390 Clinton Street Buffalo, NY 14227 (716) 821-1650 April 2010 Management Summary SHPO Project Review Number: Involved State and Federal Agencies: Public Service Commission Phase of Survey: IA Location Information: Location: see below Minor Civil Division: Norfolk, Stockholm, Lawrence, Moira, Bangor, Malone, Burke, and Chateaugay County: Franklin and St. Lawrence Counties Survey Area (Metric & English) Length: 47.54 miles (76.5 km) Preferred Route Width: 6-mile (9.6-km) research corridor; 50-ft (15-m) wide construction corridor Depth: not determined Number of Acres surveyed: Preferred Route = 288.1 acres 6-mile research corridor = 192,092.5 acres (300.14 square miles) USGS 7.5-Minute Quadrangle Maps: Burke [1980], Bangor [1980], Brasher Falls [1980], Brushton [1980], Chateaugay [1980], Malone [1980], Norfolk [1980], North Lawrence [1980] Archaeological Survey Overview Number & Interval of Shovel Tests: n/a Number & Size of Units: n/a Width of Plowed Strips: n/a Surface Survey Transect Interval: n/a Results of Archaeological Survey Number & name of prehistoric sites identified: n/a Number & name of historic sites identified: n/a Number and name of sites recommended for Phase II/Avoidance: n/a Results of Architectural Survey in the Study Area (i.e., 6-mile corridor) Number of previously determined NR-listed or eligible buildings/structures/ cemeteries/ districts: 11 NRL (Individual); 64 NRE (Individual); and 3 NRE Historic Districts (see Table 4.1, pp. 4-2 to 4-6) Report Author(s): R. Hanley, C. Longiaru, R. Emans, M. Steinback, S. Jenkins, J. Kline, and M. Cinquino Date of Report: April 2010 Panamerican Consultants, Inc. ii St. Lawrence Gas Line Phase IA Table of Contents Management Summary ................................................................................................................. ii List of Figures ............................................................................................................................... v List of Tables ................................................................................................................................ vi List of Photographs ...................................................................................................................... vii 1.0 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 1-1 2.0 Context and Documentary Review .................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 Environmental Setting .............................................................................................. 2-1 2.2 Prehistoric Period ..................................................................................................... 2-5 2.3 Historic Period .......................................................................................................... 2-9 2.4 Documentary Research ......................................................................................... 2-27 2.4.1 Historical Map Analysis .............................................................................. 2-27 2.4.2 Site File and Archival Review ..................................................................... 2-37 3.0 Archaeological Field Reconnaissance .............................................................................. 3-1 3.1 Methodology ............................................................................................................ 3-1 3.2 Prehistoric Archaeological Sensitivity ...................................................................... 3-1 3.3 Historic Archaeological Sensitivity ........................................................................... 3-2 3.4 Field Reconnaissance .............................................................................................. 3-2 3.4.1 Segment 1 .................................................................................................... 3-3 3.4.2 Segment 2 .................................................................................................... 3-3 3.4.3 Segment 3 .................................................................................................... 3-4 3.4.4 Segment 4 .................................................................................................... 3-5 4.0 Historic Architecture .......................................................................................................... 4-1 4.1 Methodology ............................................................................................................ 4-1 4.2 National Register Criteria ......................................................................................... 4-1 4.3 Initial Historic Building Review of the Six-Mile Survey Corridor ............................... 4-6 4.4 Architectural Survey by Municipality (Franklin County) ............................................ 4-7 4.4.1 Franklin County ............................................................................................ 4-7 4.4.2 Historic Railroad Resources in the Study Area (Franklin County) ................ 4-8 4.4.3 Town of Chateaugay (MCD 03308), Franklin County ................................. 4-17 4.4.3.1 Village of Chateaugay (MCD 03345), Town of Chateaugay ........ 4-19 4.4.4 Town of Burke (MCD 03307), Franklin County ........................................... 4-23 4.4.4.1 Village of Burke (MCD 03344), Town of Burke ............................ 4-24 4.4.5 Town of Malone (MCD 03315), Franklin County ........................................ 4-28 4.4.5.1 Village of Malone (MCD 03340), Town of Malone ....................... 4-35 4.4.5.2 National Register-Eligible Malone Historic District (USN 03340.000139), Malone ............................................................... 4-43 4.4.5.3 Malone Junction, Village of Malone ............................................. 4-49 4.4.5.4 North Malone, Village of Malone .................................................. 4-52 4.4.6 Town of Bangor (MCD 03302), Franklin County ........................................ 4-61 4.4.7 Town of Moira (MCD 03316), Franklin County ........................................... 4-65 4.4.7.1 Village of Brushton, Town of Moira .............................................. 4-65 4.4.7.2 Village of Moira, Town of Moira ................................................... 4-68 4.4.7.3 Moira (Western Section), Town of Moira ..................................... 4-75 4.5 Architectural Survey by Municipality (St. Lawrence County).................................. 4-78 Panamerican Consultants, Inc. iii St. Lawrence Gas Line Phase IA 4.5.1 St. Lawrence County .................................................................................. 4-78 4.5.2 Town of Brasher (MCD 08901), St. Lawrence County ............................... 4-78 4.5.3 Town of Lawrence (MCD 08915), St. Lawrence County ............................ 4-80 4.5.4 Town of Stockholm (MCD 08931), St. Lawrence County ........................... 4-84 4.5.5 Town of Norfolk (MCD 08922), St. Lawrence County ................................ 4-93 5.0 Conclusions and Recommendations ................................................................................. 5-1 5.1 Archaeological Investigation .................................................................................... 5-1 5.1.1 Conclusions .................................................................................................. 5-1 5.1.2 Recommendations ........................................................................................ 5-2 5.2 Architectural Investigation Recommendations ......................................................... 5-2 6.0 References ........................................................................................................................ 6-1 Appendices Appendix A: Project Map (Six-mile wide research corridor) Appendix B: Project Maps (Archaeological Research Corridor) Appendix C: Photographs (Archaeological