Phase I Cultural Resources Survey and Phase II Testing 1,817-Acre Development Tract, Spalding County, Georgia

Phase I cultural resources survey and Phase II archeological testing were conducted for a proposed 1,817-acre development tract in Spalding County, Georgia. The study resulted in the recordation of 90 archeological sites, one historic cemetery, and 20 isolated finds. Survey and testing results identified prehistoric occupations from the Middle Archaic, Late Archaic, Late Archaic/Early Woodland transition, Early Woodland, Middle Woodland, indeterminate Woodland, Late Woodland/Mississippian, and Early Mississippian. Historic occupations range from the middle 19th to the middle 20th centuries. Phase II testing was conducted at 15 sites recommended potentially eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (Sites 9SP75, 9SP77, 9SP78, 9SP89, 9SP92, 9SP101, 9SP104, 9SP106, 9SP108, 9SP116, 9SP122, 9SP124, 9SP126, 9SP154, and 9SP155). Based on the results of Phase II testing, 13 sites (Sites 9SP75, 9SP77, 9SP78, 9SP101, 9SP104, 9SP106, 9SP108, 9SP116, 9SP122, 9SP124, 9SP126, 9SP154, and 9SP155) are recommended NRHP-ineligible, and will not be affected by the proposed development project. Two sites (Sites 9SP89 and 9SP92) are recommended eligible for the NRHP. In place preservation is recommended for Sites 9SP89 and 9SP92. A small portion of the Southern Railway corridor, which is potentially eligible for the NRHP, is located within the project APE. Due to the mature vegetation within and adjacent to the railway corridor, the current undertaking will not affect this NRHP-listed property.