A Cultural Resources Survey of the Proposed Days Crossroads Drainage Facility Clay County, Georgia

The USDA Soil Conservation Service contracted with Southeastern Archeological Services, Inc. to conduct an intensive cultural resources survey of a 100 ft wide corridor along the route of a proposed 3850 ft (1174 m) flood way. The project area is located within the mid-twentieth century community of Days Crossroads in northwestern Clay County, Georgia. The purpose of the survey was to locate and evaluate the significance of all cultural resources that could be impacted by the construction and maintenance of the facility. Cultural resources include both archeological sites and standing structures. Our survey identified no archeological sites within the proposed corridor; however two cultural resources outside the corridor boundaries were recorded. These include a 1960s bottle dump associated with the modem community of Days Crossroads and a segment of a drainage channel reported to have been constructed during the WPA era. Neither are considered archeological sites. Additionally, there were no standing structures identified near the project area that appear to be older than 50 years and which could be potentially eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Further archeological investigation is not recommended for the project area. It is the recommendation of the principal investigator that no significant (potentially eligible) cultural resources will be affected by construction of the facility and that, in regard to cultural resources, the project be given clearance to proceed.