Phase 1 Cultural Resource Survey of the Proposed Widening of the U.S. Highway1, Appling and Bacon Counties, Georgia

This Phase I cultural resource survey was performed by Garrow & Associates, Inc. under contract with CH2M Hill Southeast, Inc., prior to the proposed widening of U. S. Highway 1. This survey was conducted in order to assist the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) with cultural resource compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, as it applies to the Federal Highway Administration. The study corridor surveyed for this report is 11.6 miles in length and has a 250 foot ROW, and consists of two separate but contiguous sections of U.S. Highway 1. The field survey was conducted between September 27 and October 1, 1993 by the Field Director and three Field Technicians. The topography is characterized by farmlands interspersed with tracts of planted pines. The study corridor was subjected to a 100 percent visual ground surface inspection as well as systematic shovel testing in areas that were undisturbed and/or undeveloped. A total of 397 shovel test pits (STPs) was excavated during the Phase I cultural resource field survey. The results of the survey show that one historic cemetery (9BC32) and the remains of four historic house sites were recorded, and several recent trash dumps and an isolated find were noted during the survey. The four historic farmhouse sites (9AP34, 9AP35, 9AP36, and 9AP37) date from the mid nineteenth century to mid twentieth century. The proposed ROW expansion will not encroach upon the historic cemetery. Therefore, the cemetery (9BC32) can be preserved in place with no further work being recommended. None of the four historic house sites (9AP34, 9AP35, 9AP36, and 9AP37) are recommended eligible for listing on the NRHP due to the lack of intact deposits. Furthermore, the trash dumps are ineligible due to their recent age and lack of integrity, and the isolated find is by definition ineligible for listing on the NRHP.