A Cultural Resource Assessment Survey of the Highway 33 Guy Wire Tower

On August 8, 2021, Terracon Consultants, Inc. conducted a cultural resource assessment survey the Highway 33 tower tract, Worth County, Georgia (Figure 1.1). Specifically, this tract is located at Latitude N 31° 41' 06.37", Longitude W -83° 48' 50.76 which is located on the south side of Highway 32, Sylvester, Worth County, Georgia. It is located on the Cuffietown (2020) United States Geological Surveys (USGS) Quadrangle map. This survey was undertaken at the request of Metro Site to comply with FCC regulations. The tract is the proposed location for a guyed wire tower (315-feet) with associated access road (510-feet by 30-feet), a lease area (100 by 100-feet) and three guy wire easements (30-feet).

The goals of the investigation were to locate 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 fourteen shovel tests (n=14) were also conducted. As a result of the survey, one archaeological site was encountered within the lease area and access road. No isolated finds or historic structural remains were encountered within the project area.