Southern Natural Gas Company, Cartersville Project, Floyd and Bartow Counties, Georgia

This report presents the results of Phase l/ll cultural resources survey of the Etowah and Spring Creek crossings of the planned 20 mile 12-inch Outer Diameter (O.D.) Gas System of Cartersville pipeline, in Bartow and Floyd counties, Georgia (Figures 1, 2, and 3). The survey was undertaken for Southern Natural Gas Company, by R. Christopher Goodwin & Associates, Inc., during January 1990. Field work consisted of pedestrian survey and/or pedestrian survey augmented by systematic shovel testing. The survey was designed to locate, to define, to inventory, and to assess all archeological resources discovered within the pipeline corridor and within 305 m (1000 ft) of both sides of each stream crossing. Dr. R. Christopher Goodwin served as Principal Investigator. Mr. William P. Athens, M.A., A.B.D., acted as Project Manager. Mr. James Wojtala, M.A., served as Field Archeologist. The pipeline is being constructed by Gas System of Cartersville; it will tie into the Cartersville No. 2 Meter station operated by Southern Natural Gas Company. The entire pipeline construction zone falls within right-of-way maintained by the Georgia Department of Transportation. Both areas are adjacent to bridge crossings, and they are within the Georgia Highway 411 right-of-way. Both areas were disturbed extensively by bridge construction. Pipeline construction is complete at the Etowah River crossing; construction is delayed at the Spring Creek crossing. After consultation with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Environmental Review Coordinator, Ms. Audrey Entorf, a plan was implemented for testing the pipeline right-of-way. The survey was designed to identify and to evaluate prehistoric and historic sites, in compliance with state and federal regulations governing the protection of cultural resources (36 CFR 800). Each area was tested separately. The analysis and interpretations presented in this report show that artifact bearing deposits found within the crossing were associated with fill brought in during bridge construction.