Phase I Cultural Resources Survey of the Garrett Warehouse Access Road Chatham County, Georgia

Between 5 and 7 May 2008, Brockington and Associates, Inc. conducted an intensive Phase I cultural resources survey of the proposed Garrett Warehouse Access Road in Chatham County, Georgia. The project corridor consists of the length of the proposed access road and the width of the access road and the proposed rightof- way. The project corridor, approximately 9,041 ft in length and 90 ft in width, is located approximately a quarter of a mile north from U.S. Interstate 16 and 0.38-mile east from GA Route 307. These investigations were carried out on behalf of Atlantic Coast Consulting, Inc. in partial fulfillment of guidelines established by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, by personnel qualified under 36 CPR Part 61.

Background research and cultural resources survey were used to identify potentially significant resources within the project's area of potential effect. Background research conducted on NAHRGIS did not identify any archaeological sites or architectural resources within the area of potential effect (APE) for the proposed access road. Thirteen previously recorded archaeological sites and three previously recorded architectural resources are located within a onemile radius of the proposed project. However, these previously recorded resources are not located within an area of direct or indirect impact, or within the project's viewshed. No previously recorded cultural resources will be affected by the proposed road construction.

The field survey did identify three previously unrecorded archaeological sites (9CH1198, 9CH1199, and 9CH1200} and one previously unrecorded historic resource (The Horseshoe Canal). We recommend two of the archaeological sites ( 9CH 1198 and 9CH 1199) as well as the Horseshoe Canal as not eligible for the NRHP. Additional management of these three resources is not warranted. Since the boundaries of 9CH1200 extend beyond the scope of this project and are located outside of the APE for the project corridor, we recommend 9CH1200 potentially eligible for the NRHP. However, the small portion of the site located within the project corridor consisted of one shovel test containing a single residual sherd, and likely in and of itself does not contribute to the significance of the site. Therefore, we recommend the portion of 9CH 1200 located within the project corridor as a non-contributing element to the overall eligibility of the site. No further management of this portion of the site is warranted. However, if the concept plans for the proposed project are altered and moved to. The north, then we recommend additional investigations on 9CH 1200 to determine the proper boundaries of the site and a definitive NRHP eligibility status.