In compliance with federal regulations, Oglethorpe Power Corporation sponsored a cultural resources survey of a proposed 1.6 ha (4 ac) substation tract and 6.1 km (3.8 mi) transmission line right-of-way near the town of Midville in Emanuel and Burke Counties, Georgia. The transmission line begins at the substation, cuts through a pine plantation, and turns to follow State Road 56 northeast through a low and swampy area. After crossing the Ogeechee River and associated swamps, the transmission line enters Burke County and skirts the northeastern edge of Midville, through open fields and wooded areas. A crew from Southeastern Archeological Services surveyed the project between February 26 and 28, 1992. The survey recorded five new archeological sites, two previously known sites, two artifact occurrences, and nine historic structures. Based on shovel testing at all sits, we recommend that only one, 9Bk63, is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. The others are too disturbed or too sparse to be likely to contribute additional information. Site 9Bk63 is situated on the north bank of the Ogeechee River and is a deeply buried, multi-component prehistoric site, with a significant Late Archaic component. We recommend that OPC preserve and protect the site by not constructing any poles on the site, not allowing any heavy machinery on the site, hand clearing the right-of-way, and informing the landowner and local law enforcement officials about the looting of the site that is currently taking place. None of the artifact occurrences or standing structures are recommended eligible to the National Register.
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