Cultural Resources Report Viasat - NA0660, 1013 S. Main St., Sylvania, Screven County, GA

On March 7, 2022, ERM archaeologist Price Laird conducted a site visit at 1013 S Main St, Sylvania, Screven County, Georgia for a proposed Viasat, Inc. communications project. The project consists of a proposed satellite access node (SAN) facility with an overall height not to exceed 10-feet (ft.) and a total footprint of approximately 6,060-ft2 (563-m2; 0.14-acres; 0.06-ha) including the proposed lease area and access/utility easement. The project footprint is considered the Area of Potential Effects (APE) for direct effects. The visual APE is considered to be a 500-ft. buffer from the proposed project location. The buffer size was determined with consideration of the proposed tower height (not to exceed 10-ft.) and developed in consultation with Georgia Department of Natural Resources Historic Preservation Division (HPD) (Appendix F, HPD Interim Small Cell Policy). 

The proposed project is located within a partially gravel lawn and paved parking lot within a commercial lot within the city limits of Sylvania, GA. The proposed project area was confirmed to be disturbed and is currently used for storage for the current property owner. The surrounding viewshed, including the visual APE, consists of primarily of commercial and residential properties. Maps and photographs depicting the project location are presented within Appendix A and C of this report. 

No previously or newly recorded archaeological sites or historic properties listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) were located within the direct or visual APEs. Furthermore, no previous cultural resource surveys appear to have been conducted within the direct APE of the proposed project. ERM recommends no further cultural resources survey for the project as currently proposed.