Cultural Resources Report, Viasat – NA0100

On 8 January, 2021, ERM archaeologist Cameron Howell conducted a site visit near 600 South Church Street, Hahira Georgia for a proposed communications project. The site visit was conducted under the direction of ERM archaeologist/architectural historian Emily Laird. The project consists of proposed satellite access node (SAN) facility with an overall height not to exceed 20-feet and a total footprint of 6,827-sqft. including the compound and access easements. The project footprint is considered the direct Area of Potential Effects (APE). The visual APE is considered to be a 500-ft. buffer from the proposed project location, based on the overall structure height not to exceed 20-ft. The proposed project is situated within a mixed industrial/commercial parcel on relatively level ground between South Church Street to the east and Norfolk and Southern Railroad to the west. The surrounding viewshed, including the visual APE, consists of moderate density housing associated with the town of Hahira, as well as light industrial and commercial ventures. Maps depicting the project location conditions are presented within Appendix A and Appendix C of this report respectively. No archaeological or historic resources were identified within the area of potential effects (APE) for direct effects. Two previously recorded historic resources and one newly recorded historic resource were identified within the APE for visual effects. Both previously recorded historic resources are unevaluated for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). However, according to the history disclaimer on the GNAHRGIS site (GA DNR 2020), “if no assessment of eligibility is reported for a resource, then it should be assumed that the surveyed property likely meets the National Register Criteria for Evaluation and thus should be considered potentially eligible for the National Register unless shown otherwise.” Thus, both unevaluated resources are considered as such for this report. The newly identified resource is recommended not eligible for the NRHP. ERM recommends that the project will have no effect on any historic properties in the direct and visual APEs.