CM-2021-073 - 3/19/2021TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION
ANTIQUITIES PERMIT APPLICATION FORM
ARCHEOLOGY
GENERAL INFORMATION
I. PROPERTY TYPE AND LOCATION
Project Name (and/or Site Trinomial) Cultural Resources Survey of the City of Round Rock's Old Settlers
Boulevard Extension
County (ies) Williamson
USGS Quadrangle Name and Number Hutto (�o97-nii)
UTM Coordinates Zone 14 E 6�2907.11 N ,ig8oi87.26
Location City of Round Rock (see attached maps).
Federal Involvement ❑ Yes ✓ No
Name of Federal Agency
Agency Representative _
II. OWNER (OR CONTROLLING AGENCY)
Owner Citv,of Round Rockl
Address 1,G ._ ' -)
City/State/Zip OCR Ct 6-
Telephone (include area code) Ph: 51 - mail Address tG� �� rG7� �5. b
III. PROJECT SPONSOR (IF DIFFERENT FROM OWNER)
Sponsor -
Represen
Address
City/State/Zip
Telephone (include area code)
PROJECT INFORMATION
I. PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (ARCHEOLOGIST)
Email Address
Name Michael J. Retter
Affiliation SWCA Environmental Consultants
Address 44o7 Monterey Oaks, Bldg i, Suite iio
City/State/Zip Austin, Texas 78748
Telephone (include area code) (.r;12) 476-o8A1 Email Address mretter0swca.com
(OVER)
ANTIQUITIES PERMIT APPLICATION FORM (CONTINUED)
II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Proposed Starting Date of Fieldwork September 1, 2020
Requested Permit Duration s Years o Months (1 year minimum)
Scope of Work (Provided an Outline of Proposed Work) SWCA will conduct an intensive pedestrian survey
with subsurface testing as necessary based on field conditions (please refer to the attached Scope of Work.)
III. CURATION & REPORT
Temporary Curatorial or Laboratory Facility SWCA Environmental Consultants
Permanent Curatorial Facility Center for Archaeological Studies, Texas State University, San Marcos
IV. LAND OWNER'S �FRTIFICATI
I, C�i(�/YLC, �/" , as legal representative of the Land
Owner, b b , do certify that I have
reviewed the plans and Vesearch design, and that no investigations will be performed prior to the issuance of a
permit by the exas Historical Commission. Furthermore, I understand that the Owner, Sponsor, and Principal
Investigat a/responsib a or co pleting the terms of the permit. /C
Signature �jii/ Date
V. SPONSOWS CER
I, L,L�n C%C- / v Cif as legal representative of the
Sponsor, �. J , do certify that I have review the
plans and research design, and that no investigations will be performed prior to the issuance of a permit by the
Texas Historical Commission. Furthermore, I understand that the Sponsor, Owner, and Principal Investigator
are responsbl2colet' the r s of this permit.
Signaturecorn.� L%i� Date
VI. INVESTIGATOR'S CERTIFICATION
I, Michael J. Retter , as Principal Investigator employed by SWCA Environmental Consultants
(Investigative Firm), do certify that I will execute this project according to the submitted plans and research
design, and will not conduct any work prior to the issuance of a permit by the Texas Historical Commission.
Furthermore, I understand that the Principal Investigator (and the Investigative Firm), as well as the Owner
and Sponsor, are r s He r c letin the terms of this permit.
Signature Date �l o
Principal Investigator must attach a research design, a copy of the USGS quadrangle showing project
boundaries, and any additional pertinent information. Curriculum vita must be on file with the Archeology
Division.
Reviewer
Permit Number
Type of Permit
Texas Historical Commission
Archeology Division
P.O. Box 12276, Austin, TX 78711-2276
Phone 512-463-6o96
thc.texas.gov
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Date Permit Issues
Permit Expiration Date
Date Received for Data Entry
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TEXASANTIQUITIES PERMITAPPLICATION
PROPOSED SCOPE OF WORK FOR ANINTENSIVE CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY OF THE
CITY OF ROUND ROCK'S OLD SETTLERS BOULEVARD EXTENSION, WILLMMSON
COUNTY, TEXAS
Project Landowners — City of Round Rock, Texas
Project Sponsor -- City of Round Rock, Texas
Project Consultant --- SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA)
Principal Investigator -- Michael J. Retter, M.A.
Date —July 27, 2020
INTRODUCTION
At the request of the Aguirre & Fields, LP, and on behalf of the City of Round Rock, Texas SWCA
Environmental Consultants (SWCA) proposes to conduct an intensive cultural resources survey of the
approximately 1-mile-long Old Settlers Extension located in the City of Round Rock, Williamson
County, Texas (Project) (Figure 1). As the City of Round Rock is a political subdivision of the State of
Texas, the Project is subject to review and approval by the Texas Historical Commission (THC) under the
Antiquities Code of Texas (ACT); therefore, the investigations proposed below are designed to comply
with the requirements of the ACT. Based on the current project understanding, no federal regulatory
compliance is anticipated.
SWCA proposes to conduct an intensive pedestrian survey with subsurface testing of the Project Area.
The goal of the work will be to identify prehistoric and historic archaeological sites in the Project Area;
establish vertical and horizontal site boundaries as appropriate regarding the Project Area; and evaluate
the significance and eligibility of any site according to eligibility criteria for the National Register of the
Historic Places (NRHP) and for designation as a State Antiquities Landmark (SAL). All work will be
done in accordance with the ACT and standards and guidelines established by the THC and the Council
of Texas Archaeologists (CTA). This scope of work presents information on the Project Area, potential
effects, known resources, and methods of the proposed survey, reporting, and curation.
PROJECT DESCRIPTIONAND SETTING
SWCA understands that the City of Round Rock, Williamson County, Texas, proposes to extend Old
Settlers Boulevard approximately 0.9 mile from its current terminus at Red Bud Lane east to Hutto
Road/County Road (CR) 110 with a four -lane divided roadway. The Project Area is approximately 1-
mile long, averages 120-foot right-of-way (ROW) and encompasses approximately 21.8 acres.
The Project Area is located on the northeastern margin of the City of Round Rock, Texas, in southern
Williamson County. The Project Area for the proposed roadway improvement trends through residential
developments and patches of undeveloped agricultural land and is depicted on the Hutto U.S. Geological
Survey (USGS) 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle maps (Figure 1). The nearest prominent waterway is
Brushy Creek, which is located approximately 1.2 miles south of the proposed Project Area. Additionally,
a smaller tributary of Brushy Creek, McNutt Creek, runs north to south and bisects the proposed Project
Area (Figure 2).
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GEOLOGY
The geology underlying the Project Area consists primarily of Cretaceous -aged Austin Chalk formation
with small portions over the Quaternary Terrace Alluvium formation (Table 1, see Figure 3). The Austin
chalk formation consists of massive chalk interbedded with calcareous clay and thin -bedded marl with
interbeds of hard lime mudstone (Barnes 1992). The Quaternary alluvium terrace deposits are associated
with the floodplain of small drainages that intersect the Project Area (Collins 2005).
Table 1. Geological formations within the Project Area
Geology Labels Geology Mapping Units Percentage
Kau Austin Chalk formation 86%
Qt Quaternary Terrace Alluvium formation 14%
Total 100%
Source: United States Geological Survey 2020
,SOILS
According to the Natural Resources Conservation Service (2020), the Project Area contains six soil map
units. Table 1 summarizes the mapped soils units within the Project Area. Most of the soils within the
Project Area are in the Austin (60 percent), Krum (10 percent), and Castephen (20 percent) associations
(NRCS 2020; see Table 2, Figure 4).
Soils of the Austin series consist of moderately deep, well drained, moderately slowly permeable soils
that formed in residuum weathered from chalk. These soils are on nearly level to sloping erosional
uplands. Based on the soil's in situ development and erosional setting, it has little to no potential to
contain intact cultural materials (Figure 4). The Castephen series consist of shallow, loamy soils with low
potential to contain intact cultural materials (NRCS 2020). The Krum soil series consist of very deep
alluvial deposits which are found on alluvial plain remnants. As such, they have a greater potential for
containing buried cultural resources (MRCS 2020).
Table 2. Soil Units within the Project Area
Soil Labels
Soil Mapping Units
Percentage
AsA
Austin silty clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes
19%
KrB
Krum silty clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes
9%
CaC
Castephen silty clay, 3 to 5 percent slopes
21 %
AsB
Austin silty clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes
40%
OkA
Oakalla silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded
4%
HoB
Houston Black clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes
7%
Total
100%
Source: Natural Resources Conservation Service 2020.
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�Geology
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PREVIOUS ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS AND KNOWNRESOURCES
On April 6, 2020, SWCA completed a desktop review of the Project. The review area includes the Project
Area and an additional 1-mile buffer (review area) around the Project components. SWCA used the Texas
Archeological Sites Atlas (Atlas) online database (THC 2020) to identify previously conducted surveys
and known sites within review area. SWCA also consulted historical topographic maps available through
the USGS Historical Topographic Map Explorer (USGS 2020), the Texas Historic Overlay (Foster et al.
2006), and modern aerial imagery to identify land use practices that may indicate the potential for or
presence of cultural resources within the Project Area.
The Project Area is intersected by two previously conducted cultural resource surveys (i.e., Atlas No.
8500015032 and 8500004560; Figure 5). The first was conducted in 2004 by PBS&J on behalf of the
Federal Housing Administration. The area survey was conducted along the western edge of the Project
Area. The second intersecting cultural resource survey is a large area survey with a small portion
intersecting near the western periphery of the Project Area. However, the survey does not have any
associated information available on the THC Atlas. One additional previous cultural resource survey was
located with 300 feet of the Project Area, and eight more previous cultural resources surveys are located
within a 1-mile radius of the Project Area (see Table 3).
Table 3. Archaeological Surveys within 1 Mile of the Project Area
Atlas No. Survey
TAG Permit Proximity to Project Area Sponsor
Year
Type
No.
8500015032 areal
2693 Intersects western portion of project Federal Housing Administration
2004
area.
8500004560 areal
- Intersects western portion of project
area.
8500017436 areal
5543 Within 300 ft of project area. Public Utilities Commission
2010
8500015319 areal
- Western periphery of background USACE-Mobile District
2008
review area.
8500011432 areal
3623 Southern periphery of background
City of Round Rock
2004
review area.
8500011964 areal
633 Southwestern periphery of
background review area.
8500010367 areal
- Southwestern periphery of USACE-Fort Worth District
2000
background review area.
8500014764 areal
4713 Northwestern periphery of U.S. Department of Education
2007
background area.
8500080473 Linear
7361 Western periphery of background K. Friese & Associates
2016
review area.
8500011965 areal
- Southwestern periphery of Natural Resource Conservation
2005
background review area. Service
8500013975 areal
_ Southeastern periphery of USAGE -Fort Worth District
2006
background review area.
8500079998 areal
6951 Southwestern periphery of Williamson County
2014
background review area
Source: THC 2020.
The file search and literature review identified no archaeological sites within the Project Area (Figure 5).
One archaeological site (i.e., 41 WM744) is within 300 feet of the Project Area. Archaeological site
41 WM744 consists of
a prehistoric lithic quarry with one biface and tested cobbles observed on the
ground surface. No evidence
of a structure or historic feature was observed. The THC reviewed site
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41 WM744 was recommended Not Eligible for listing on the NRHP (THC 2020). An additional 13
previously recorded archaeological sites are within the 1-mile review area (Table 4).
Table 4. Previously Recorded Archaeological Sites within the Background Review Area
Site
Trinomial
Location
Site Type
Description
NRHP
Eligibility
41 WM744
Within 300 ft
Prehistoric
Lithic Quarry
Unevaluated
41WM738
Within 1 mile
Historic
Late Nineteenth Century homestead
Unevaluated
41 WM737
Within 1 mile
Historic
Early Twentieth Century Homestead
Unevaluated
41 WM953
Within 1 mile
Multicomponent
Unknown prehistoric lithic scatter and Historic Homestead
Undetermined
(THC 2001)
41WM1196
Within 1 mile
Historic
Historic -age Farmstead
Unevaluated
41WM1194
Within 1 mile
Historic
Historic -age Farmstead
Ineligible (THC
2009)
41WM1193
Within 1 mile
Historic
Historic -age Farmstead
Ineligible (THC
2009)
41 WM1192
Within 1 mile
Historic
Early Twentieth Century Farmstead
Ineligible (THC
2009)
41WM1195
Within 1 mile
Historic
Early Twentieth Century Farmstead
Ineligible (THC
2009)
41WM943
Within 1 mile
Historic
-
Ineligible (THC
1999)
41WM1127
Withinl mile
Prehistoric
Lithic Scatter
Unevaluated
41WMI128
Within 1 mile
Historic
Historic -age Dam
Unevaluated
41WM742
Within 1 mile
Historic
Late Nineteenth Century Homestead
Unevaluated
41WM954
Within 1 mile
Prehistoric
Lithic Scatter
Ineligible (THC
2001)
Source: THC 2020
One historical marker (Marker No: 13529) was identified during the background review. The historical
marker is associated with the larger town of Round Rock, Texas and is immediately adjacent (within 300
feet) to the Project Area. The Stony Point School marker represents the site of the school established in
1891 in Williamson County.
One cemetery is located within the background review area; however, it does not lie within the Project
Area. The McNutt cemetery (WM-0019) is located along State Highway 79 in the southern periphery of
the background review area.
To evaluate the potential for the presence of historical features, SWCA examined the historic -age USGS
topographic quadrangle maps, as well as the compilation of historical maps found in the Texas Historic
Overlay (Foster et al. 2006). Using historical maps dating from the late nineteenth to the mid -twentieth
century (USGS 2020), SWCA identified 42 potentially historical structures within the larger review area.
One of the potential historical structures identified in the historical map review is located immediately
adjacent (within 300 feet) to the proposed Project Area near the western boundary (Figure 6).
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METHODS
SWCA will conduct an intensive cultural resources survey of the approximately 1-mile-long Project Area.
The goal of the investigation will be to locate all prehistoric and historic cultural resources within the
Project Area, establish vertical and horizontal site boundaries to the extent feasible with consideration of
access constraints, and evaluate the significance and eligibility of all recorded sites for designation as
SALs. The survey will comply with applicable THC/CTA archaeological survey standards for projects of
this size.
For linear projects, the THC/CTA survey standards require a minimum of 16 shovel test per mile, or
minimally 16 shovel tests per 120-foot-wide survey transect across the Project Area. Additional shovel
testing is required to delineate cultural resources. Factors such as disturbances, site probability, and
exposures may affect the shovel testing intensity.
The pedestrian survey will be completed by qualified SWCA archaeologists who will inspect the Project
Area using one transect covering the width of the 120-foot-wide ROW. This width of corridor will require
a minimum of one (1) survey transect; based on the above, the project will require a minimum of 16
shovel tests to meet the THC/CTA survey standards. Survey transects will be adjusted as necessary to
ensure coverage of the Project Area. During the survey, archaeologists will examine the ground surface
for artifacts, features, and other prehistoric or historic material for proper documentation per state
standards. Features of the landscape, such as depressions, ditches, mounds, and areas of differential
vegetation, will also be documented and inspected for cultural features.
Shovel tests will be excavated in 20-centimeter arbitrary levels to a depth of 1 meter unless soil
conditions or argillic horizon preclude reaching that depth. All matrix will be screened through 1/a-inch
mesh for artifact recovery. SWCA will plot each shovel test using a sub -meter accurate global positioning
system (GPS) receiver and will record each test on appropriate project field forms in tablets to expedite
recording during survey investigations.
The potential for deeply buried cultural deposits is currently deemed low based on the previously
discussed soil and geology information. Eocene surface geology is mapped within the Project Area, and
soils mapped in the Project Area suggest shallow basal clays. The field assessment will further define the
potential, and methods will be adjusted accordingly.
If archaeological sites are encountered in the Project Area during the investigation, they will be explored
as much as possible with consideration to the boundaries of the project. All discovered sites will be
assessed regarding their potential significance so that recommendations can be made for proper
management (i.e., avoidance, non -avoidance, or further work) and eligibility. Shovel tests will be
excavated per THC/CTA standards to define horizontal and vertical site boundaries (i.e., at least six
shovel tests per site). Site delineation shovel tests will be excavated in a cruciform pattern at 15 in
intervals or less until two negatives are encountered in each direction or landform limits are reached.
Photographs for sites found within the Project Area will minimally include: the site setting documented
from a minimum of two angles, all cultural features present within the site, a representative sample of
non -diagnostic artifacts, all sides of diagnostics artifacts, and representative other natural features and/or
disturbances within the site. Locations of sites, relevant features, and photograph locations will be
mapped through GPS.
SWCA will complete appropriate State of Texas Archaeological Site Data Forms for each site discovered
and/or revisited during the investigations. SWCA will produce a detailed plan map of each site and plot
locations on USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangles and relevant project maps. SWCA proposes to
conduct a non -collection survey; artifacts, including temporal diagnostics, will be tabulated, analyzed, and
documented in the field, but not collected
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REPORTING AND CURATION
Once the cultural resources survey has been completed, SWCA will prepare a report for review by the
City of Round Rock and the THC. The report of the investigations will conform to the CTA and THC
standards and guidelines. The report will include the results of the background review and the field
survey. Specifically, it will provide the methodology used in the investigations, the presence and
condition of previously recorded sites located in and around the Project Area, the history of the property,
photographs illustrating the environment and setting, a description of cultural resources encountered
during the survey, recommendations for management of those cultural resources, and recommendations
for additional investigations, if warranted. SWCA will submit a draft digital copy of the report to the City
of Round Rock for review and comment. SWCA will address all comments and concerns, and at the City
of Round Rock's request, the revised draft will be submitted to the THC for review. SWCA will address
any comments or concerns and will produce a final report to complete requirements of the Antiquities
Permit. SWCA is proposing a no -collection survey; however, documentation will be curated at the Center
for Archaeological Studies at Texas State University in San Marcos.
The ACT requires that, upon approval of the draft report, a final report must be produced. SWCA will
furnish one unbound hard copy and two electronic copies of the final report on a tagged PDF formatted CD to
the THC, complete an abstract text online, and furnish 11 hard copies of the report (without site information,
if any) to the university -based libraries and archaeological research facilities around the state.
UNANTICIPATED Disco VERYOFHUMANREMAINS
In the event of unexpected discovery of human remains or funerary objects/contexts during the survey,
SWCA will comply with all applicable state laws (Texas Health and Safety Code Section 711 and the
Texas Administrative Code Title 13, Chapter 22 Sections 22.1 through 22.6.), as well as taking into
account the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's 2007 Policy Statement on the Treatment of
Burial Sites. Any human skeletal remains that may be discovered will, at all times, be treated with dignity
and respect. If human remains are uncovered during investigations, the following steps will be taken:
• SWCA will halt excavation of the remains and shall notify the Williamson County sheriff and the
THC. The sheriff will be requested to contact the coroner/medical examiner. After examining the
human remains, if the sheriff and coroner determine the remains are modern then the sheriff or
coroner will assume responsibility for the remains.
• Appropriate measures will be taken to ensure that the remains are protected and not disturbed
prior to the conclusion of investigation by law enforcement and consultation with appropriate
groups to determine next steps (if needed).
• Excavations (e.g., shovel testing) within 100 meters of the find will be halted until the THC
authorizes continued work in those areas.
• Surveys will continue elsewhere in the Project Area.
• If the county sheriff and coroner determine that the remains are not modern or a crime scene,
thereby relinquishing their jurisdiction over the remains, SWCA will coordinate with the project
and THC to determine the appropriate course of action and file Notice of the Existence of a
Cemetery.
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REFERENCES
July 27, 2020
Barnes, Virgil E.
1992 Geological Atlas of Texas. Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin.
Collins, E.W.
2005 Geologic Map of the West Half of the Taylor, Texas, 30 x 60 Minute Quadrangle: Central
Texas Urban Corridor, Encompassing Round Rock, Georgetown, Salado, Briggs, Liberty
Hill, and Leander. Miscellaneous Map: Bureau of Economic Geology, No. 43, p. 16.
Foster, T. R., T. Summerville, and T. Brown
2006 The Texas Historic Overlay: A Geographic Information System of Historic Map Images for
Planning Transportation Projects in Texas. Prepared for the Texas Department of
Transportation by PBS&J, Austin.
Natural Resources Soil Service (MRCS)
2020 Web Soil Survey. Online database available at
https://websoilsurvey se.ep,ov.usda. og v/App/HomePage.htm. Accessed April 2020.
Texas Historical Commission (THC)
2020 Texas Archeological Sites Atlas restricted database, Texas Historical Commission. Available
at: https://tshaonline.orw%andbook. Accessed April 2020.
Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)
2020 Handbook of Texas, Texas State Historical Association. Available at:
http://pedemales.the.state.tx.us/. Accessed April 2020.
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2020 The National Geologic Map Database (TopoView). Historical topographic map collection.
Available at: hM://ngmdb.usgs.gov/maps/TopoView/. Accessed April 2020.
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TEXAS
City of Round Rock
Agenda Item Summary
Agenda Number:
Title: Consider executing Antiquities Permit Application Form Archeology with the
Texas Historical Commission regarding the Old Settlers Boulevard Extension
Project.
Type: City Manager Item
Governing Body: City Manager Approval
Agenda Date: 3/19/2021
Dept Director: Gary Hudder, Transportation Director
Cost:
Indexes:
Attachments: Antiquities permit application_partexec
Department: Transportation Department
Text of Legislative File CM-2021-073
The Old Settlers Extension project consists of extending Old Settlers Blvd from Red Bud Ln to CR110. The
roadway will be a new 4-lane divided arterial roadway with an off-street shared use path and general
sidewalk. The road will clear McNutt Creek and provide a new connection to CR110. Environmental
clearance and design are anticipated to be completed mid 2022 with construction to being early 2023.
A requirement for this project is an intensive cultural resources survey. A Texas Antiquities permit
application must be completed prior to this survey.
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