In late July, 2007 Southeastern Archeological Services, Inc., conducted a Phase I archeological survey of a proposed 1.1 ha (2.68 ac) substation tract in western Newton County, Georgia. The Georgia Transmission Corporation is proposing to construct a 115/25 kV substation on a nearly rectangular tract of land located on the south side of Salem Road at an existing transmission line. The goal of the survey was to locate, describe and evaluate archeological resources within the area of potential effect for the proposed project, so that potential effects to those resources could be evaluated in accordance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. The area of potential effect is defined as the entire 1.1 ha tract, even though the substation will occupy only a portion of it. Archival research had indicated that no known sites or historic period structures were documented for the tract. Our field survey, which included visual inspection of the ground surface and the excavation of two shovel tests on the higher ground of the tract, failed to detect any artifacts or archeological sites. Therefore, we conclude that the proposed construction of the substation will not adversely affect any significant archeological resources.
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