Quacco Road Property Survey Chatham County, Georgia

Between October 1 and 4, 2019, Brockington and Associates, Inc. (Brockington) conducted an intensive Phase I archaeological resources survey of the proposed 26.5-acre Retreat at Quacco project tract in Chatham County, Georgia. Activities associated with the proposed development at the Retreat at Quacco project tract will directly impact soils through mechanical grading, cutting, and filling within the proposed development. Additional impacts may also include the movement of heavy machinery in the project tract. This cultural resource investigation was carried out for Konter Quality Homes in partial fulfilment of an application with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and based on recommendations provided by the Georgia Historic Preservation Division (HPD). These investigations follow standards and guidelines in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (as amended) by personnel qualified under the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards (36 CFR Part 61: Standards and Guidelines for Archaeology and Historic Preservation). To identify potentially significant resources within the project’s area of potential effect (APE), we conducted background research and completed an archaeological resources survey. Background research conducted on Georgia’s Natural, Archaeological, and Historic Resources GIS (GNAHRGIS) website identified no previously recorded archaeological sites or previously recorded historic resources within the APE of the project tract. In addition, six previously recorded archaeological sites are located within a 1.0-mile (1.6-kilometer [km]) radius of the project tract. These seven archaeological sites are located well outside the boundaries of the tract; therefore, no previously recorded cultural resources will be affected by the proposed project. Brockington’s archaeological field survey included systematic visual reconnaissance and 30-m-interval shovel test excavations within the APE of the project tract. Our archaeological survey resulted in the identification of two archaeological sites (9CH1526 and 9CH1527). Both 9CH1526 and 9CH1527 are not recommended eligible for inclusion on the NRHP, and no additional archaeological resource management considerations are warranted for this project. Therefore, we recommend archaeological resources clearance for the proposed Retreat at Quacco project tract.