Cultural Resource Survey Proposed Rapid Infiltration Waste Treatment Facility Site and Alternate Outfall Corridors Pierce and Ware Counties, Georgia

This report describes the results of an archaeological survey of the proposed rapid infiltration waste treatment facility site, adjacent alternative site properties and three alternate outfall corridors in and near Waycross, Georgia (Fig. 1). The project area consists of approximately 330 acres in Pierce County adjacent to the Satilla River and U.S. Highway 82, and three alternate outfall corridors (20 acres) in Ware County from the existing waste treatment facility to the Satilla River (Fig. 2). After authorization by the city of Waycross, two fieldwork. sessions were conducted. The first session began on August 20, 1980 and was completed on August 25, 1980 after surveying the 330 acre project tract in Pierce County. The second session began on October 20, 1980 and was completed October 21, 1980 after surveying 20 acres of alternate outfall corridors in Ware County.

The scope of work required that the survey be conducted in accordance with standards acceptable to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and appropriate State of Georgia review agencies. This goal was accomplished by combining pedestrian surveying with subsurface shovel testing. The methodology is fully described in Chapter V.

A literature search pertaining to the history and prehistory in and around the project area was conducted in conjunction with interviews of persons knowledgeable in the history and prehistory of the area.

A number of individuals contributed information helpful to the completion of this report. Mr. Dean Broome, Mr. Edward Darling, and Mrs. Geraldine Summerall contributed valuable information concerning the history of the area, while Mr. Frankie Snow, Mr. Joe Campshaw and Mr. Howard Eunice greatly enhanced our understanding of the area's prehistory. In addition, Messrs. Wayne Scarboro, Jerry Pierce and Charles Burnett are acknowledged for their support, aid and cooperation. Thanks must go to each of these individuals for their valuable assistance.