From July 11 through July 18, 2011, Panamerican Consultants, Inc. (PCI) of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, under contract with Woodard & Curran of Duluth, Georgia, performed a cultural- resources survey for the proposed Cherokee LNG to Cumming Loop pipeline project in Cherokee County, Georgia. The intent of this fi eld investigation was to locate, identify, and record prehistoric and historic properties within the project boundaries, as defi ned by Woodard & Curran (Figure 1). Kenny Pearce, LeeAnne Wendt, Craig Pickering, and Jonathan Lowrey performed the survey, under the supervision of Paul D. Jackson, Principal Investigator. Photographs documenting the present state of the project area with regard to terrain, general flora, and previous land-use impacts have been provided (Figures 2 through 7). The proposed pipeline extends from the east central portion of Cherokee County, towards the southeast to the Forsyth County line as found on the Ball Ground East and Birmingham Georgia, USGS 7.5' topographic quadrangle (see Figure 1). The pipeline survey area consisted of a 250 ft. (76.2 m) wide right-of-way and was approximately 7.46 miles in length. Along the proposed route, the project area passes through or just north of the communities of Macedonia, Orange, Lathem Town, and Free Home.
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