Archaeological Survey and Testing of the Propsed Combined Skills Driver Training Range, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Brunswick, Glynn County, Georgia

The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Brunswick, Glynn County, Georgia proposes to begin construction of a Combined Skills Driver Training Range in February 2005. In accordance with Section 1o6 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (as amended), FLETC has conducted Phase One and Phase Two archaeological studies to identify and evaluate the archaeological resources that may be affected by the construction and operation of the Range. In 2002, archaeologists from the U. S. Forest Service conducted a Section 110 inventory for FLETC, surveying a portion of the proposed Range and identifying two sites they recommended as potentially significant (Repp 2003). A copy of Dr. Andrea Repp's (2003) report is included as an attachment to this report. In 2004, Southern Research, Historic Preservation Consultants, Inc. (Southern Research) was hired to conduct a survey of the areas of the proposed Range that the Forest Service did not cover and test excavate three sites, 9GN292, 9GN293, and 9GN295. The area of potential effect (APE) is defined as an approximately 85-acre abandoned nine-hole golf course, as well as previously-recorded sites 9GN292, 9GN293, and 9GN295 which are located in the wooded area bordering the west side of the golf course. In addition to examining these previously-recorded sites, we located one new archaeological site (9GN315) and an isolated artifact (IF-1). Thus, four archaeological sites and an isolated find are present within the Area of Potential Effect (APE) representing Native American, African-American and Euro-American cultures. Table 1 provides summary information and a management recommendation for each archaeological resource within the APE. It is the opinion of the Principal Investigator that none are eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). If the Georgia State Historic Preservation Officer concurs with this recommendation, FLETC will have satisfied the requirements of the National Historic Preservation Act for archaeological sites.