On June 6 and 7, 1977 a survey of the Wrightsville waste water treatment facility was completed in order to assess the impact of the proposed project upon cultural resources, as required by federal mandates implemented by 36 C.F.R. 800, 'Procedures for the Protection of Historic and Cultural Properties." The survey, which required one day's field work by one archaeologist, covered approximately 125 acres. The tract is located in central Johnson County in the Upper Coastal Plain physiographic region, more specifically in the east-central portion of the city of Wrightsville. As shown on the attached map the land is high, being part of a plateau at 320 to 340 feet elevation which is dissected by tributaries of Big Cedar Creek. The parcel under consideration is bounded by an existing sewage disposal pond and creek drainage on the southwest, by residential development on the north and west, and by a fence row on the east. Relief may be described as gentle with rolling hills sloping to the southwest; a prominent ridge on which a dirt road is marked may be noticed on the contour map. Present vegetation is pasture grass, poorly established on the hilltops and sides where a predominantly clayey soil is exposed, but otherwise providing good ground cover. Cultivated lands on the west, north, and east sides have better soil exposure. A few large oaks and a stand of pines remain, but nearly all the tract has long been cultivated.
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