Cultural Resource Assessment Survey Florida Department of Transportation - District VII County Line Road (C.R. 578) Project Development and Environment Study From U.S. 19 (S.R. 55) to U.S. 41 (S.R. 45) Work Program Item Segment Number: 257298 1 Federal-Aid Program Number: 7822 001 S Pasco and Hernando Counties, Florida The proposed project involves improving County Line Road (C.R. 578) to a multi-lane facility from U.S. 19 (S.R. 55) to east of U.S. 41 (S.R. 45) in Pasco and Hernando counties, a distance of approximately 12.0 miles (19.3 kilometers). The project includes a segment of roadway along a new alignment. This segment is referred to as the Ayers Road Extension and extends from the interchange of C.R. 578 and the Suncoast Parkway to east of U.S. 41, a distance of approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 kilometers). Prepared by: Janus Research Final Report May 2003 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................v 1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Project Need............................................................................................. 1-1 1.2 Project Description...................................................................................1-1 1.3 Area of Potential Effect ........................................................................... 1-3 2.0 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING......................................................................... 2-1 2.1 Paleoenvironmental and Macrovegetational Change............................... 2-2 2.2 Lithic Resources.......................................................................................2-6 3.0 NEED FOR IMPROVEMENT............................................................................ 3-1 3.1 Deficiencies.............................................................................................. 3-1 3.2 Safety ....................................................................................................... 3-2 3.2.1 Crash Evaluation.......................................................................... 3-2 3.2.2 Hurricane Evaluation................................................................... 3-2 3.3 Consistency with Transportation Plans.................................................... 3-2 3.4 Social and Economic Demands ............................................................... 3-3 4.0 PRECONTACT OVERVIEW............................................................................. 4-1 4.1 Paleoindian Period (12,000-7500 BC)..................................................... 4-1 4.2 Archaic Period (7500-500 BC) ................................................................ 4-3 4.3 Formative Period (500 BC – AD 800)..................................................... 4-4 4.4 Mississippian Period (AD 800-1513) ...................................................... 4-5 5.0 HISTORICAL OVERVIEW............................................................................... 5-1 5.1 Colonial Period (ca. 1513-1821).............................................................. 5-1 5.2 Territorial Period (1821-1845)................................................................. 5-1 5.3 Statehood Period (1845-1898) ................................................................. 5-2 5.4 The Twentieth Century (1898-Present) ................................................... 5-8 6.0 LITERATURE AND SITE FILE REVIEW........................................................ 6-1 7.0 RESEARCH DESIGN AND SITE LOCATION MODEL ................................. 7-1 7.1 Prehistoric Archaeological Site Location Model..................................... 7-5 7.2 Historic Archaeological Site Location Model ......................................... 7-5 7.3 Site Potential Zones ................................................................................. 7-6 8.0 METHODS .......................................................................................................... 8-1 8.1 Archaeological Survey Field Methods..................................................... 8-1 8.2 Laboratory Methods................................................................................. 8-2 8.2.1 Artifact Analysis.......................................................................... 8-2 i C.R. 578 (County Line Road) PD&E Study Cultural Resource Assessment Report Table of Contents 8.3 Historic Resources Survey Field Methods............................................... 8-3 9.0 RESULTS ............................................................................................................ 9-1 9.1 Archaeological Results............................................................................ 9-1 9.1.1 8PA1301: County Line Road #1.................................................. 9-5 9.1.2 8PA1302: County Line Road #2.................................................. 9-7 9.1.3 8HE419: County Line Road #3.................................................... 9-9 9.1.4 8HE420: County Line Road #4.................................................. 9-11 9.1.5 8HE421/8PA1387: County Line Road #5 ................................. 9-13 9.1.6 8HE422: County Line Road #6.................................................. 9-15 9.1.7 8HE423: County Line Road #7.................................................. 9-17 9.1.8 8HE425: County Line Road #8.................................................. 9-19 9.1.9 8HE428: Coral Snake Sink ........................................................ 9-21 9.1.10 8HE429: The Cistern Site .......................................................... 9-23 9.1.11 8PA185: Volkswagon Sinkhole................................................. 9-25 9.1.12 8HE426: Alexsuk Site................................................................ 9-34 9.1.13 8HE284: Enville.........................................................................9-49 9.2 Historic Resources Results .................................................................... 9-57 9.2.1 Representative Architectural Styles........................................... 9-57 9.2.2 8HE408: C.R. 578 Pole Barn..................................................... 9-60 9.2.3 8HE409: 11465 C.R. 578........................................................... 9-61 9.2.4 8PA1297: +/- 11744 C.R. 578 ................................................... 9-62 9.2.5 8PA1298: C.R. 578 White House.............................................. 9-63 9.2.6 8HE410: C.R. 578 Concrete Barn.............................................. 9-64 9.2.7 8HE411: C.R. 578 Masonry Building ....................................... 9-65 9.2.8 8HE412: 15115 C.R. 578........................................................... 9-66 9.2.9 8HE413: +/- 20555 C.R. 578 ..................................................... 9-67 9.2.10 8HE414: +/- 20705 C.R. 578 ..................................................... 9-68 9.2.11 8HE415: Shed at 75 Kostka Drive............................................. 9-69 9.2.12 8PA1299: 21120 C.R. 578......................................................... 9-70 9.2.13 8PA1300: 21220 C.R. 578......................................................... 9-71 9.2.14 8HE416: 18952 U.S. 41............................................................. 9-72 9.2.15 8HE417: Historic Outbuilding on Hviezdoslav Street............... 9-73 9.2.16 8HE384: 1219 U.S. 41............................................................... 9-74 10.0 CONCLUSIONS................................................................................................ 10-1 11.0 REFERENCES CITED...................................................................................... 11-1 APPENDIX A: CRAS OF THE AYERS ROAD EXTENSION MINIMIZATION ALTERNATIVE APPENDIX B: NATIVE AMERICAN COORDINATION ACTION APPENDIX C: SECTION 106 DOCUMENTATION AND DETERMINATION OF EFFECTS FOR THE ALEXSUK SITE (8HE426) APPENDIX D: MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT APPENDIX E: FLORIDA MASTER SITE FILES FORMS APPENDIX F: SURVEY LOG SHEET ii C.R. 578 (County Line Road) PD&E Study Cultural Resource Assessment Report Table of Contents LIST OF TABLES Table Page 2-1 Drainage Characteristics of Soils Found within the Project Area ................................ 2-2 3-1 Pasco County Socioeconomic Information................................................................... 3-3 3-2 Hernando County Socioeconomic Information ............................................................ 3-4 5-1 Historic Ownership of Land Associated within the Project Area................................. 5-4 9-1 Archaeological Resources Identified within the Project Impact Area.......................... 9-1 9-2 Lithic Flakes by Technological Category, Initial Testing of Site 8PA185................. 9-27 9-3 Lithic Flakes by Fragment Type, Initial Testing of Site 8PA185............................... 9-27 9-4 Lithic Flakes by Material Composition, Initial Testing of Site 8PA185 .................... 9-28 9-5 Lithic Flakes by Size Class, Initial Testing of Site 8PA185....................................... 9-28 9-6 Ceramic Types by Depth, Additional Testing of Site 8PA185................................... 9-30 9-7 Lithic Flakes by Technological Category, Additional Testing of Site 8PA185 ......... 9-32 9-8 Lithic Flakes by Fragment Type, Additional Testing of Site 8PA185 ....................... 9-32 9-9 Lithic Flakes by Size Class, Additional Testing of Site 8PA185 ............................... 9-32 9-10