Phase 1 Archaeological Survey of the Proposed Barrett Parkway Extension Project #36-4225-8724, Cobb County, Georgia

A Phase I cultural resource survey of the proposed Barrett Parkway Extension Project #36-4225-8724 in Cobb County, Georgia was conducted by Garrow & Associates, Inc. for the Cobb County Department of Transportation in Marietta, Georgia. The project setting is a 3.6 mile by 250 foot wide right-of-way that begins at survey station 90+00 (at Burnt Hickory Road) and extends northward to Georgia State Route 41. The right-of-way in the project area parallels Noonday Creek on the west until it crosses the creek approximately 150 m (500 feet) north of Old Route 41. Eight archaeological sites were identified from visual reconnaissance and subsurface testing. One additional site was originally included in the survey inventory, but was deleted as a site after a field visit by the Principal Investigator. One prehistoric lithic scatter, one Civil War trench, one railroad culvert, and one possible nineteenthcentury site are recommended potentially eligible to the National Register of Historic Places, and are recommended for further work if they cannot be avoided. Four other sites are recommended ineligible and no further work is suggested. They include: a prehistoric lithic scatter on an eroded ridge, a mid twentieth-century baptismal font and associated earthworks, a recent structure used either as a barbeque or possibly a kiln, and a recent structural ruin used for a nondomestic function. The Cobb County Historic Preservation Commission considers the mid twentieth-century baptismal font eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places at a local level of significance, partly due to its potential association with the New Salem Church, at least 1.5 km (4,750 feet) distant. In addition, historic structures located outside the project corridor at 2090 and 2430 Burnt Hickory Road were visited in order to assess the aesthetic impact construction of the Barrett Parkway Extension would have on these sites. Several recommendations are made in regard to minimizing the degree to which the aesthetic nature of the property will be compromised at 2090 Burnt Hickory Road. There will be no aesthetic impact on 2430 Burnt Hickory Road.