Archaeological Survey of the Proposed Transco/Hartwell Combustion Turbine Site

Archaeological survey of Transco Energy Ventures Company's proposed 186 acre Hartwell Combustion Turbine tract, in Hart County, Georgia, was conducted by Brockington and Associates, Inc., during August 1991. Goals of the project were the location and evaluation of all cultural resources which could be impacted by the construction, operation, and maintenance of the proposed facility. Historical and archaeological research consisted of the examination of relevant archival resources and field survey. Survey methods consisted of systematic 30 meter interval screened shovel testing and nonsystematic surface collection of the entire tract. Archaeological survey resulted in the location and evaluation of five archaeological sites and an isolated find (Morrow Mountain projectile point) within the tract boundaries. Cultural components represented include early to middle twentieth century domestic sites (at 9HA16, 9HA17, 9HA18, and 9HA19), and small prehistoric lithic scatters (at 9HA15, 9HA18, and 9HA19). Due to intensive agricultural practices and resultant erosion, research potential for all of the sites recorded in the tract is limited. Sites 9HA15, 9HA16, 9HA17, 9HA18, and 9HA19 are not significant and are recommended ineligible for the National Register of Historic Places. No further archaeological work is recommended within the currently defined project boundaries, and the site is recommended cleared for proposed development. A National Register listed property, the Patterson-Turner Homeplace (ca.1835), is located approximately .5 miles west southwest of the proposed combustion turbine site. Due to distance, topography, and shielding vegetation, the Patterson-Turner house will not be adversely affected (physically, audibly, or visually) by the construction or operation of the combustion turbine.