A CULTURAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENT SURVEY OF THE ARCADE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS TOWER

In May 2021, Terracon Consultants, Inc. conducted a cultural resource assessment survey the Arcade Public Safety Communication Tower tract, located in Jackson County, Georgia (Figure 1.1). Specifically, this tract is located at 3325 Athens Highway, Jefferson, Georgia. It is located on the Jefferson (2017) USGS Quadrangle map. This survey was undertaken at the request of Wood Environmental and Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. to complying with FCC regulations; this tower has been assigned TCNS #230906. The tract is the proposed location for a self-support tower (320-feet) with associated equipment shelter, generator, and easement. 

The goals of the investigation were to locate all cultural resources within the study area and to evaluate their significance regarding the eligibility criteria of the National Register of Historic Places. The term "cultural resources" as used herein is meant to refer to sites or objects that are archaeological, architectural, and/or historic in nature. All work complied with the cultural resource provisions of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (PL 89-190, as amended). "Significant" cultural resources are those meeting the criteria of eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, as defined in 36 CFR 60.4 and in consultation with the Georgia State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO). 

The investigation included background research that focused on the history of the vicinity, as well as a review of cultural resources in the area. In addition, a pedestrian inspection coupled with five shovel tests (n=5) was also conducted. As a result of the survey, no archaeological sites, isolated finds or historic structural remains were encountered within the project area.