Cultural Resources Report Viasat - NA0736 Near 3471 Highway 190, Warm Springs, Meriwether County, GA 31830

On November 30, 2022, ERM archaeologist Steve Treloar conducted a site visit near 3471 Highway 190, Warm Springs, Meriwether County, 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 10-feet and a total footprint of 8276-sqft (768.9 m2, 0.19 acres, 0.08 hectares) including the proposed compound and access/utility 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. The buffer size was determined with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (GADNR) (Appendix F, FCC 620 Form and Attachments).

The proposed project is located in a partially forested plot adjacent to an existing commercial property with a gravel lot to the west. The landform of the proposed lease area was noted to appear graded, suggesting previous ground disturbance. The access road to the proposed lease area is an existing partially graveled and partially dirt, two-track road that branches to the northeast off Highway 190 south of Warm Springs, Georgia. Maps depicting the project location conditions are presented within Appendix A and Appendix C of this report respectively.

No newly or previously recorded archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places (NHRP) were located within the direct APE. No historic properties were identified within the direct APE and visual APE of the proposed project.

ERM recommends a finding of no historic properties within the direct and visual APEs. No further work is recommended for the project as currently proposed.