In early November, 1999, Southeastern Archeological Services, Inc. (SAS) conducted an archeological survey of a 28 ha (70 ac) tract in Cobb County, Georgia, (the "Tract") for BT Property, LLC. BT Property was required to obtain the survey, because it is submitting an individual permit application under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District. The permit is needed to authorize BT Property to fill .48 ha (1.19 ac) of wetlands. An individual permit is required because BT Property intends to pipe more than 152m (500ft) of two small intermittent streams and thus does not qualify for Nationwide Permit 26.
During the survey, SAS located seven archeological sites (9C0550 ‑ 9C0556) and four artifact occurrences. The sites consist of low artifact density prehistoric lithic scatters and late nineteenth to early twentieth century house sites. Due to severe disturbance caused by years of cultivation, agricultural terracing, and timber harvesting and grading, none of the sites have good integrity and all have low research potential.
An eighth site (9C0320) consisting of possible Civil War earthworks, was discovered in 1987 by the Cobb County Archeological Survey. The earthworks were removed during a County approved clearing and grubbing operation on the Tract that was conducted after the Cobb County Archeological Survey was provided additional time for investigation. This site could not be relocated during the current survey.
Consequently, in our opinion none of the sites are eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and thus we seek the concurrence of the Corps of Engineers and the State Historic Preservation Officer that no further action is required to comply with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
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