Cultural Resources Survey of the Lee Nuclear Station Railroad Corridor

Summary

"In November 2007, Brockington and Associates, Inc., conducted an intensive cultural

resources survey of the proposed railroad corridor that will serve the proposed William S. Lee III

Nuclear Station (hereinafter referred to as the Lee Nuclear Station or LNS) in Cherokee County,

South Carolina. The proposed corridor for the railroad line is seven miles long and approximately

50 feet wide, extending from the northwestern portion of the plant site west to Gaffney. This corridor

is the Area of Potential effect (APE). We also considered possible visual or audible effects to known

historic properties near the corridor. The proposed rail line lies almost entirely within the existing

rail bed and right-of-way acquired and constructed in the 1970s for the former Cherokee project.

Figure 1 presents the location of the tract on the USGS Blacksburg South quadrangle.

The survey was conducted in partial compliance with the National Environmental Protection

Act (NEPA) to determine if the undertaking will affect historic properties (i.e., archaeological sites,

buildings, structures, objects, or districts eligible for or listed on the National Register of Historic

Places [NRHP]). Compliance will be administered by the regulatory programs of the Nuclear

Regulatory Commission (NRC). This survey was completed in compliance with state laws and

regulations concerning the management of historic properties. ..."

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Cherokee County, SC

Keywords

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1986 to 1986 (The Ellen Furnance (38CK68) investigation)

Calendar Date: 1975 to 1979 (Investigation and listing of site 38CK38 - It is stated this happened in the late 1970s)

Spatial Coverage

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Brockington and Associates, Inc.; Duke Energy; Jonathan Leader

Principal Investigator(s): Ralph Bailey

Notes

General Note: "The proposed railroad line to provide service to the LNS in Cherokee County will not affect any historic properties. With the exception of a small section of realignment to avoid taking an Figure 4. View of the railroad corridor through 38CK68. 9 existing plant, the entire corridor is within an existing, graded alignment. Archaeological survey of the proposed alignment shift did not identify any sites or isolated finds. There are no historic architectural resources near the corridor. This survey is part of a multiphase program in which Duke Energy is engaged. In consultation with SHPO, Duke Energy will also complete a survey of the proposed transmission lines and water discharge area as part of the Section 106 process for the overall NRC licensing of the LNS."

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