Phase II Investigations of the Custer Road Sites (9ME1003, 9ME1004, 9ME1006, 9ME1016, 9ME1019, and 9ME1020) Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia

Under a continuing services contract with the U.S. Army Infantry Center, Directorate of Public Work, Environmental Division, Fort Benning Military Reservation, Panamerican Consultants, Inc., conducted a series of Phase II archaeological investigations at the Custer Road sites located in portions of the Main Post Cantonment Area within Fort Benning Military Reservation. The objective of the survey was to evaluate each site to determine its eligibility for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and to make recommendations for future archaeological investigations. This work was undertaken in compliance with Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 as amended; Executive Order 11593 (Protection and Enhancement of the Cultural Environment); and the Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act of 1974. A total of eight sites (9ME 1003, 9ME 1004, 9ME 1006, 9ME 1011, 9ME 1016, 9ME 1018, 9ME 1019, and 9ME1020) were investigated during the series of Phase II surveys. Multiple components were recorded during the investigations ranging from the Archaic to the twentieth-century. Seven of the eight sites, 9ME1003, 9ME1004, 9ME1006, 9ME1011, 9ME 1016, 9ME 1018, and 9ME1020, are recommended as not eligible for inclusion in the NRHP. The remaining site, 9ME 1019, is recommended as eligible for inclusion in the NRHP. Although investigations at the eligible site did not encounter intact subsurface features, the site was determined to retain significant future research potential. Protective measures need to be taken at this site so further disturbance will not compromise its integrity.