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In the 1938 aerial photograph, parcel number 554463638 was mostly used fior farmland but also had patches of woodland. It also appears that residential structures were present in the northeast portion of the parcel as well as on the southern side of the railroad tracks. The majority of the parcel is overgrown with residential structures only on the southern side of the raiiroad track in the 1950 aerial photograph. Additional residential structures are present in the southeast portion of the parcel in the 1956 aeriai photograph. !n the 1964 aerial photograph, the northeast portion appears to be farmland again with a patch of trees near the northern border. A portion of the parcel located south of the railroad tracks 1 appears to be used as farmland. The farmed areas appear to be overgrown in the 1975 aerial photograph. The northeast portion appears to be used as farmland again in fhe 1987 aerial photograph. A portion of the southwest corner appears to be cleared as well. In addition, no residential structures are apparent south of the railroad tracks. In the 1993 and 2005 aerial photographs, the farmed areas and cleared area in the southwest portion appear #o be overgrown. However, a new path leading to a cleared area appears just north of the raiiroad tracks. ., Parcel number 5544724095 mostly contained farmland with woodlands in the western portion of the parcel in the 1938 aerial photograph. The quarry first appears in the 1950 aerial photograph in the southeast portion of the parcel. A pond is located southwest of the quarry area. In addition, several gravel roads lead to the quarry area. The former pond is no longer present in the 1964 aerial photograph, Instead, the quarry area has been failed with water. A sediment pond first appears northwest of the quarry pond in the 1987 aerial photograph. Structures ftrst appear in the southern ~~ portion of the parcel in the 1993 aerial photograph. A copy of the 2005 aerial photograph is included in Appendix A as Drawing 3. Historic Topographic Maps: A comparison was made of the 1971 and 1993 Midland, NC USGS 7.5 Minute Quadrangles and the Cabarrus County GIS website contour map for the subject site. The sediment pond is shown on the southeast side of the quarry pond on the 1971 topographic map and on the northwest side on the 1993 topographic map. No indications of environmental issues on the subject site were indicated on these maps. -~ Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps: Sanborn Maps were not available for the subject site. City Directories: City dfrec#ories were no# available for the area of the subject site. 5.5 HkSTORfCAI USE INFORMATIONONAOJOINfNG PROPERTIES Aerial Photographs: In the 1938, 1950, 1956, and 1964 aerial photographs, the adjacent properties are predominantly composed of woodlands and farm fields with some residential properties Iecated north and east of the subject site. Residential properties west of the subject site first appear in the 1975 aeriai photograph. Commercial properties are present to the east in the 1993 aerial photograph and to the south in the 2005 aerial photograph. A copy of the 2005 aerial photograph is included in Appendix A as Drawing 3. Historic Topographic Maps: A comparison was made of the 1971 and 1993 Midland, NC USGS 7.5 Minute Quadrangles and the Cabarrus County GIS website contour map for the properties adjoining the subject site. No indications of environmental issues or significant cut and fill activities on the adjoining ii properties were indicated on these maps. -1 Wallace Properly Ph 1 ESA CESI Project No. 080913.000 October 14, 2008 Page 15 Attachment number 1 G-9 Page 507 of 627