Addendum to the Phase I and II Archaeological investigations of the Proposed Ball Street Extension, Houston County, Georgia

On March 5, 2008, Edwards-Pitman Environmental, Inc. (EPEI) conducted an addendum survey for the Phase I and II archaeological investigations of the proposed Ball Street extension location, Perry, Houston County, Georgia. The original project consisted of extending Ball Street for 1.05 miles from Larry Walker Parkway/State Route (SR) 224 on the south to the intersection with Duncan Avenue on the north. Following the approval of the original survey, temporary construction easements (sediment basins) were added to the project plans. Additionally, selected areas of the previously surveyed corridor were widened. The goal of the survey was to locate and evaluate archaeological sites within the Area of Potential Effect (APE) of the proposed undertaking, so that potential effects to any resources identified could be evaluated in accordance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. The project was conducted under a contract with Keck and Wood, Inc. An examination of the Georgia Archaeological Site Files at the University of Georgia in Athens showed that no previously recorded archaeological sites are located in the redesigned project corridor. One archaeological site was identified during the initial survey and assessed during subsequent Phase II investigations. The site was ultimately recommended as of unknown eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) due to the fact that it did not fall completely within the project's APE. This site would not be impacted by the current project changes. Two archaeological sites are located within a one kilometer (km) radius of the study corridor's southern terminus. During the current undertaking one site was identified and recorded. Due to the limits of the defined APE the extent of 9HT224 could not be determined; therefore the site is recommended as being of unknown eligibility for inclusion to the NRHP. Although the boundaries of this site cannot be determined from the current undertaking, the investigated portion of one site exhibited poor integrity and therefore does not contribute to the overall eligibility of the site. Construction clearance for the project as currently designed is recommended.