Cultural Resources Survey of the Proposed Lee Nuclear Station

"Brockington and Associates, Inc., completed a cultural resources survey of Duke
Energy’s proposed William S. Lee III Nuclear Station (LNS) in March and April 2007. The
survey was designed to assess the potential for the project to affect historic properties within the
portion of the overall 2,000-acre tract that will be developed. This includes (1) the 750-acre
former Cherokee Nuclear Station site, (2) a five-acre bluff on the Broad River for a proposed
water intake, and (3) proposed road improvements within a 100-foot-wide and one-mile-long
corridor along the existing Overlook Road. These three areas constitute the archaeological Area
of Potential Effect (APE). We also conducted an architectural survey of the area within a onemile
radius of the two proposed water-cooling tower sites to assess potential visual effects to
nearby historic properties. This constitutes the Architectural Survey Universe.
The 750 acres that constitutes the majority of the archaeological APE was extensively
filled and/or graded during construction of the former Cherokee Nuclear Station in the early
1970s. Survey was limited to areas that were not previously disturbed, including the proposed
water intake on a small knoll overlooking the Broad River and the Overlook Road that will be
improved as part of the current project. We did not identify any archaeological sites or isolated
finds during the survey. ..."