Environmental Corporation of America (ECA) has completed an Archaeological Assessment for the federal undertaking at the subject site. The proposed undertaking would include a 320-foot overall height guyed telecommunication structure within a 100-foot by 100-foot (30-meter by 30-meter) lease area. The proposed lease area would be accessed via a 3,050-foot long (930-meter) access/utility easement varying in width from 20 feet (6 meters) to 40 feet (12 meters), and a 330-foot long by 30-foot wide (101-meter by 9-meter) utility easement. The proposed undertaking would also include three 20-foot wide (6-meter) guy wire easements measuring between 84-foot (26-meter) in length to 99-foot (30-meter) in length. The subject site is located at 1771 Centennial Road, Rutledge, Morgan County, Georgia.
This archaeological assessment was conducted in order to ascertain whether the proposed undertaking, on the project site, might directly or indirectly affect cultural resources, if any such resources exist. Through our review of available cultural records and databases, we identified one previously identified archaeological site (9MG379) and one archaeological survey (6908).
During the ECA site visit we identified a historic artifact surface scatter along the existing dirt portion of the proposed access/utility easement. Four artifacts were uncovered during our subsurface investigation. Artifacts recovered include late 19th to mid-20th century house hold items. Based on an interview with the property owner we discovered that in the past a house once stood where the property owner’s modern barns now stand, however it was demolished before he took over ownership of the property in 2015. ECA submitted an archaeological site form to the Georgia Archaeological Site File and received the site trinomial 9MG706. Because the artifacts are associated with a demolished structure and no archaeological features were found, we believe that site 9MG706 lacks both context and significance and is not eligible for the NRHP. Field notes for the positive findings are on file with Environmental Corporation of America.
ECA believes that the proposed undertaking would have no effect on any historic or prehistoric archaeological resources that are listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Based on our findings related to archaeological resources, we recommend no further consultation under Section 106 Review of the National Historic Preservation Act for this proposed undertaking. Therefore, for archaeological cultural resources, we recommend a finding of No Effect for the proposed undertaking at the project site.
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