In April 2020, a Phase I cultural resources survey was conducted for the Woodbury Park Distribution Center development tract in Fulton County, Georgia. The 110-acre site is located along the south side of Riverside Drive Southwest between Fulton Industrial Boulevard (GA-70) and Campbellton Road Southwest. The survey was conducted under subcontract with Contour Environmental, LLC (Kennesaw, Georgia) to determine the effects of the project on cultural resources. This cultural resources survey was required pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 CFR 320-330). .
Under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), 16 United States Code 470, the permitting process requires State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) consultation regarding potential impacts of the Project on cultural resources. All activities described herein have been carried out in accordance with the stipulations of Section 106 of the NHPA (per 36 CFR Part 800, as amended through 2004) and by personnel qualified under 36 CFR Part 61. This Project is intended to identify and document all cultural resources within the Area of Potential Effects (APE) for this proposed undertaking.
The current undertaking includes both an archaeological and a historic architectural survey. The APE for the archaeological site impacts is the footprint of the 110-acre tract itself, while the APE for historic architectural resources includes both the site and its surrounding viewshed in which the undertaking may affect the historic landscape. Investigation of the APE included visual inspection and shovel testing survey at 100 ft (30 m) intervals for the identification of archaeological materials or features, as well as a windshield survey to determine historic structures within the project viewshed. .
During the survey, NV5 identified two historic archaeological Sites 9FU794 and 9FU795, a possible cellar hole and well, respectively. In addition, one architectural resource, 6161 Campbellton Road Southwest (Resource 1), a 1955 ranch house, is located in the project viewshed. All three resources are recommended to be ineligible for the National Register of Historic Places. The proposed undertaking is therefore not anticipated to have an adverse effect on any archaeological sites or historic properties that qualify for further treatment as a historic property under Section 106 of the NHPA, and NV5 recommends the undertaking be permitted to proceed without further cultural resources investigations.
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