STAGE 1 ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF CLEARVIEW NORTH PART OF LOT 27, CONCESSION 3, GEOGRAPHIC TOWNSHIP OF NOTTAWASAGA TOWNSHIP OF CLEARVIEW, COUNTY OF SIMCOE ORIGINAL REPORT Prepared for: CGE Capital Management Inc. 1 Robert Speck Parkway, Suite 960 Mississauga, ON L4Z 3M3 T 905-302-0140 Archaeological Licence #P046 (Clish) Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport PIF# P046-0229-2016 ASI File: 15TS-198 15 August, 2016 Archaeological & Cultural ASI H e r i t a g e S e r v i c e s 528 Bathurst Street Toronto, ONTARIO M5S 2P9 T 416-966-1069 F 416-966-9723 ASIheritage.ca STAGE 1 ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF CLEARVIEW NORTH PART OF LOT 27, CONCESSION 3, GEOGRAPHIC TOWNSHIP OF NOTTAWASAGA TOWNSHIP OF CLEARVIEW, COUNTY OF SIMCOE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ASI was retained by CGE Capital Management Inc. to undertake a Stage 1 Archaeological Assessment of the Proposed Development of Clearview North, part of Lot 27, Concession 3, Geographic Township of Nottawasaga, now in the Township of Clearview, Simcoe County. The subject property encompasses approximately 39 hectares. The Stage 1 assessment entailed consideration of the proximity of previously registered archaeological sites, the original environmental setting of the property, along with nineteenth and twentieth-century settlement trends. This research has led to the conclusion that there is potential for the presence of pre-contact Indigenous and historical Euro-Canadian archaeological resources. The Stage 1 archaeological assessment has resulted in the identification of approximately 80% of the subject property exhibiting archaeological potential. Therefore, a Stage 2 archaeological assessment is required on all undisturbed lands in accordance with the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport’s 2011 Standards and Guidelines for Consultant Archaeologists. ASI Stage 1 Archaeological Assessment of the Proposed Development of Clearview North Page ii Township of Clearview, County of Simcoe PROJECT PERSONNEL Project Manager: Beverly Garner, Hons. BA Staff Archaeologist and Manager, Stage 1 and 2 Projects, Planning Division Project Director: Andrew Clish, BES (P046) Senior Archaeologist & Geomatics Specialist Project Administrator: Jennifer Ley, Hons. BA (R376) Staff Archaeologist & Assistant Manager of Stage 1 and 2 Projects, Planning Division Field Director: Andrew Clish Report Preparation: Andrew Clish Jennifer Ley Graphics: Andrew Clish Jonas Fernandez, Msc. (R281) Staff Archaeologist & Geomatics Specialist Report Reviewer: Jennifer Ley ASI Stage 1 Archaeological Assessment of a Proposed Development of Clearview North Page iii Part of Lot 27, Concession 3, Township of Nottawasaga, County of Simcoe TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................................ i PROJECT PERSONNEL ........................................................................................................................................ ii TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................................................................ iii 1.0 PROJECT CONTEXT ................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Development Context ....................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Historical Context ............................................................................................................................. 1 1.2.1 Historical Overview .................................................................................................................... 1 1.2.2 Review of Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Historical Mapping ................................................ 2 1.2.3 Review of Historical Archaeological Potential ............................................................................. 3 1.3 Archaeological Context ..................................................................................................................... 3 1.3.1 Registered Archaeological Sites ................................................................................................. 3 1.3.2 Previous Assessments ............................................................................................................... 4 1.3.3 Physiography ............................................................................................................................ 4 1.3.4 Review of Pre-contact Archaeological Potential .......................................................................... 5 1.3.5 Subject Property Description ..................................................................................................... 5 2.0 FIELD METHODS .................................................................................................................................... 5 2.1 Findings ........................................................................................................................................... 6 3.0 ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................ 6 4.0 RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................................................................ 7 5.0 ADVICE ON COMPLIANCE WITH LEGISLATION ........................................................................................ 8 6.0 BIBLIOGRAPHY AND WORKS CITED ....................................................................................................... 8 7.0 PLATES ............................................................................................................................................... 10 8.0 MAPS ................................................................................................................................................. 11 List of Tables Table 1: Registered Sites within a 1 km Radius of the Subject Property ............................................................ 4 Table 2: Outline of Southern Ontario Prehistory .............................................................................................. 4 List of Plates Plate 1: Laneway to extant dwelling. .............................................................................................................. 10 Plate 2: Demolished barn and debris. ........................................................................................................... 10 Plate 3: Agricultural field. ............................................................................................................................. 10 Plate 4: Agricultural field. ............................................................................................................................. 10 Plate 5: Hydro corridor through woodlot. ....................................................................................................... 10 Plate 6: Dense scrub and bush. ..................................................................................................................... 10 Plate 7: Dense scrub and bush. ..................................................................................................................... 10 Plate 8: Creek flowing through property. ....................................................................................................... 10 Plate 9: Creek flowing through property. ........................................................................................................ 11 Plate 10: Culvert under former rail corridor. .................................................................................................... 11 List of Figures Figure 1: Location of the Subject Property. .....................................................................................................12 Figure 2: Subject Property located on the 1871 Hogg's Map of the County of Simcoe. ...................................... 13 Figure 3: Subject Property located on the 1881 Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Simcoe. ................ 13 Figure 4: Surficial Geology of the Subject Property. ....................................................................................... 14 Figure 5: Subject Property located on 1993 NTS Sheet Collingwood. ............................................................... 15 Figure 6: Existing conditions of the Subject Property. .................................................................................... 16 Figure 7: Stage 1 Archaeological Assessment Results. .................................................................................... 17 ASI Stage 1 Archaeological Assessment of a Proposed Development of Clearview North Page 1 Part of Lot 27, Concession 3, Township of Nottawasaga, County of Simcoe 1.0 PROJECT CONTEXT ASI was retained by CGE Capital Management Inc. to undertake a Stage 1 archaeological assessment of the proposed development of Clearview North, part of Lot 27, Concession 3, Geographic Township of Nottawasaga, now in the Township of Clearview, Simcoe County (Figure 1). The subject property encompasses approximately 39 hectares. 1.1 Development Context This assessment was conducted under the project management of Ms. Beverly Garner and project direction of Mr. Andrew Clish (MTCS P046-0229-2016). All activities carried out during this