Between February 25 and 26, 2020, TerraXplorations, Inc. (TerraX) of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, performed a cultural resources survey of a 30-acre tract proposed for industrial development in Palmetto, Fulton County, Georgia. The Phase I survey was performed by Chris Rivers, Ben Heckman, Ryan Dess, and Kerrigan Meaux under the direction of Principal Investigator Paul D. Jackson. Shanda Davidson served as Architectural Historian for the project.
The archaeological investigation failed to locate any prehistoric or historic resources within the project area.
The architectural survey identified four historic resources within the visual APE. Of these resources, only Resource 4, the Atlanta and West Point Railroad, is recommended eligible for NRHP inclusion. The railroad is eligible under Criterion A, transportation as an example of one of the many short lines that connected rural Georgia with the larger towns and beyond. The railroad, located south of the project area on the south side of Roosevelt Highway, still follows the same route that it did when first constructed and the proposed project will not alter that route or physically impact the railroad tracks. Therefore, it is the opinion of TerraX that the proposed project will have no adverse effect on the railroad.
Based on the results of this Phase I cultural resources study, TerraX believes that no significant cultural resources will be adversely affected by the proposed industrial development project. Accordingly, TerraX recommends clearance for this project in regards to cultural resource concerns.
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