A Phase I intensive archaeological resources survey was conducted for the Danville - North Dudley 115kV Transmission Line Corridor in Laurens, Twiggs, and Wilkinson Counties, Georgia. The project was carried out as part of the Programmatic Agreement (PA) in place between Georgia Transmission Corporation ( GTC) and the Georgia State Department of Natural Resources, Historic Preservation Division (HPD). Though technically due diligence, all activities described herein have been carried out in accordance with the stipulations of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) (per 36 CFR Part 800, as amended through 2004) and by personnel qualified under 36 CFR Part 61. This project is intended to identify and document archaeological resources within the property boundaries, and assess eligibility for inclusion of encountered archaeological resources on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) according to the criteria set forth by 36 CFR Part 63.1t does not include a historic structures survey; as that is part of a separate undertaking and/ or does not fall within the purview of the PA.
The survey was conducted along a length of proposed corridor stretching approximately 22.5 kilometers (km) (14 miles [mi]) that originates at the Danville substation along Cool Springs Road in Twiggs County and extends west through Wilkinson County to the North Dudley substation on US- 80 in Laurens County. It passes through the towns of Danville, Allentown, and Montrose, Georgia as well as several major creek systems but largely follows US-80 and other surface streets.. The survey corridor for these lines is variable ranging from 30 feet (ft) (9 meter [m]) along roadway corridors to 100ft (30m) on cross-country segments. This corridor was investigated through shovel testing survey at 100ft (30m) intervals generally excavated on one survey transect along the project center line.
During the survey, Brockington and Associates identified three previously unknown archaeological sites (9TW204, 9LS330, 9LS331) as well as one isolated artifact find within the project corridor. Most of these finds are small scatters of prehistoric and historic artifacts and considered ineligible for the NRHP. The proposed undertaking is not anticipated to have an adverse effect on any archaeological sites that qualify for further treatment as a historic property under Section 106 of the NHPA.
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