TerraXplorations, Inc. (TerraX) of Mobile, Alabama was contracted by Trileaf Corporation (Trileaf) of Maitland, Florida to conduct a Phase I archaeological direct effects and visual effects survey for the proposed Pineboro cellular tower in Colquitt County, Georgia. The proposed tower will be a monopole type constructed to a height of 199 ft. The Area of Potential Effects (APE) for direct effects includes a 100-x-100 ft. lease area with a proposed access and utility easement extending 285 ft. in length by 30 ft. in width from D. H. Alderman Road. The total area of the direct effects APE including the lease area and joint access and utility easement amount to 0.44 acres.
Background research and the field survey followed guidelines established under the FCC Programmatic Agreement. No previously recorded archaeological sites or previous archaeological surveys are located within a 0.5-mile radius (Visual Effect APE) of the current study area. A review of recorded historic properties at the Georgia Historic Preservation Division in Stockbridge, Georgia revealed no historic resources or historic districts within the Visual Effects APE. During the course of the field survey portion of this archaeological assessment, no new archaeological cultural resources were encountered. Based on the findings of this investigation, TerraX recommends no further investigation for the proposed Pineboro cellular tower project.
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