Phase II Investigations of 19 Selected Sites Within the Fort Benning Military Reservation

In the spring of 2002, Panamerican Consultants, Inc. (PCI) was awarded a contract (Delivery Order No. 3) for a Phase II investigation of 19 selected sites within the Fort Benning Military Reservation. This contract effort was designed to determine the research potential of the sites in question, assess their potential for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and make recommendations as to their preservation and possible mitigative excavation. Once work was underway, several changes were made to the list of sites to be investigated. It was discovered that two 9CE228 sites had been written into the Delivery Order, making it necessary to remove one and replace it with Site 9CE I 900. Also, Site 9CE1735 had already been deemed eligible for the NRHP, and required no further fieldwork. Site 9CE2201 was found to be mis-plotted in Compartment K-22, and its actual location was in the Compartment K-15 DUD Zone. Sites 9CE1902, 9CE1903, and 9CE1904 were found to connect into one large historic site, which was designated 9CE1902/3/4. No fieldwork was completed at this site. After these changes, 15 selected sites were actually investigated under this Delivery Order (Figure l.l ). Completion of these Phase II investigations complied with the National Historic Preservation Act (Public Law 89-665, as amended by Public Law 96-515), Guidelines for Federal Agency Responsibilities under Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act, and Anny Regulation 420-4 (Scope of Work). Fieldwork for the testing of these sites began on May 13 and ended on September 10, 2002. Thomas Foster was the Principal Investigator for this project.

The project area consists of 15 sites located in the Chattahoochee County, Georgia, portion of the Fort Benning Military Reservation. Fort Benning is subdivided into a number of management tracts, which are known as compartments. The sites for this project spanned six compartments. This area is the future location of a Digital Multi -Purpose Range Complex (DMPRC) built by the military for infantry training.