Phase I Cultural Resources Survey of the Georgia Portion of the Proposed Southern Natural Gas Company Georgia-Alabama Settlement Facilities Project

Phase I cultural resources survey of the 36.86 km (22.9 mi) Georgia portion of the proposed Southern Natural Gas Company Georgia-Alabama Settlement Facilities Project was conducted by R. Christopher Goodwin & Associates, Inc., during May 1995. The Georgia portion of the proposed pipeline project can be subdivided into three sections or loops. One loop will replace an existing Southern Natural Gas Company pipeline in Henry and Clayton counties, Georgia; the second loop will be constructed parallel to and south of an existing Southern Natural Gas Company pipeline corridor in Baldwin County, Georgia; and a third Loop will be constructed parallel to and south of an existing Southern Natural Gas Company pipeline corridor in Jefferson and Glascock counties, Georgia. The entire Georgia portion of the proposed Southern Natural Gas Company Georgia-Alabama Settlement Facilities Project measures approximately 36.86 km (22.9 mi) in total length. A total of 36.86 km (22.9 mi) of the proposed pipeline right-of-way was surveyed for cultural resources. In addition, nine associated access roads, a 180 x 160 m (590 x 524 ft) contractor's workspace in Henry County, Georgia, a 130 x 120 m (426 x 393 ft) staging area in Jefferson County, Georgia, and a 100 x 80 m (328 x 262 ft) contractor's office site in Glascock County, Georgia, also were surveyed for cultural resources. The total area encompassed by this survey consisted of approximately 82.1 ac ( 33.2 ha). Fieldwork consisted of pedestrian survey augmented by the systematic excavation of shovel tests along a single survey transect. During survey of the Georgia portions of the proposed pipeline corridor, seven previously unrecorded cultural resources loci were identified. These loci included six prehistoric period and one prehistoric/historic period loci. None of the seven loci contained enough prehistoric and/or historic/modern cultural material to warrant archeological site status. No additional testing of these seven loci is recommended.