Phase I Archaeological Survey of Two Tracts For Duke Energy In Washington County, Georgia

TRC Garrow Associates (TRC) was contracted by CH2M HILL to carry out a Phase I archaeological survey of two tracts in Washington County, Georgia proposed as locations for generating stations by Duke Energy. One tract, near the town of Warthen, is approximately 80 acres; the other tract, near the town of Linton, is approximately 100 acres. The survey was carried out October 9-13, 2000, by a crew of four, led by the senior report author. A previous reconnaissance of the project area by TRC indicated that no historic structures exist within the Area of Potential Effects for each tract. Therefore, no further work was conducted for historic structures. The survey of the Warthen Tract identified five isolated finds and two twentieth-century sites, one of which also contained a single flake. The two sites are in the eastern portion of the tract. None of the cultural resources in the Warthen Tract are recommended as potentially eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The survey of the Linton Tract identified two isolated finds and three sites. One of the sites, located in the northwestern portion of the tract, has both prehistoric and historic components and is recommended not eligible for the NRHP. Another site, located in the southwestern portion of the tract, has only a prehistoric component, and is recommended potentially eligible for the NRHP. It should be avoided or subjected to archaeological test excavations to determine its NRHP eligibility. The remaining site is located in the southeastern portion of the tract, and has a primary prehistoric component, although it also contains a historic-period cemetery within its boundaries. The prehistoric component at this site is recommended potentially eligible for the NRHP, and will require avoidance or testing to determine its NRHP status. The cemetery may require separate treatment according to Georgia's Abandoned Cemeteries and Burial Grounds act.