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Grand Avenue Widening Project Environmental Impact Report Section 3.0 • ' Directory of Properties in the Historic Property Data File (1/15/97, 7/31/98 and 2/14/01) including the National Register of Historic Places (1995). • California State Historic Resources Inventory (HRI). • California Historical Landmarks (1990). • California Points of Historical Interest (1992). • Five Views, An Ethnic Sites Survey for California (1988). • Historic maps reviewed included: 1896 - USGS Anaheim Quadrangle, 1:62,500 1901- USGS Santa Ana Quadrangle, 1:62,500 1902 - USGS Corona Quadrangle, 1:125,000 1942 - USGS Anaheim Quadrangle, 1:62,500 Archaeological and Historical Field Survevs A field survey for archaeological and historic resources was conducted. The archival research showed there is potential for significant historic structures in the project area. The archaeological field survey was conducted on December 23, 1998, and the historical survey was conducted on January 11, 1999. The archaeological and historical field surveys were limited to the direct area of potential impact, along either side of Grand Avenue. This area extended from the existing right-of- way limits to the proposed right-of-way limits for Alternatives I and 2. The historical survey reviewed any structure that dated to 50 years or older and was identified as a fall take under Alternatives 1 and/or 2. The archaeological survey specifically reviewed: • All undeveloped, open areas adjacent to Grand Avenue between First and Seventeenth Avenues. Land uses adjacent to the alignment of the project segment of Grand Avenue, to identify any structures 50 years or older in addition to those structures identified by the review of the County Assessor's records. • Past construction and development along the project segment of Grand Avenue. During the archaeological survey, open areas, road cuts and any visible subsurface disturbance were examined for any indication of prehistoric activity. Indicators of prehistoric activity include artifacts, features, shell, charcoal, bone and dark discolored soil resulting from decomposing organic material and charcoal. These remains would indicate dietary, stone tool manufacturing or processing activities for prehistoric people. To assess the potential for intact buried remains, the archaeological survey included a review of land uses along the project segment of Grand Avenue. F: IPROJ-EW Grand eirlNew Text- GrandlSection 3 Sp1itlSection 3.7.doc Page 3.7-8