Phase I Cultural Resource Investigations within the 101-Acre Duke Realty Bellsouth Tract in Gwinnett County, Georgia

In May 2005, TRC conducted Phase I cultural resource investigations within the Area of Potential Effects (APE) for a 101-acre tract in Gwinnett County, Georgia (Figure 1). Archaeological and historic architecture surveys were included in the study. The archaeological survey occurred within the property boundary, while the APE for the historic structures survey includes areas where direct or visual impacts to historic properties could occur during future construction. No archaeological sites were discovered during the project, and a review of the Georgia Archaeological Site File indicates that no previously recorded archaeological sites occur on the property. A single piece of quartz debitage is the only artifact recovered during the archaeological survey that is greater than fifty years old. According to stipulations in the Georgia Council for Professional Archaeologists' Georgia Standards and Guidelines for Archaeological Surveys, the finding does not meet the requirements for obtaining an official state site number. It is referred to as Isolated Find 1. Background research at the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Historic Preservation Division (DNR-HPD) indicates that no historic structures listed or recommended for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) occur within 2 km of the project area. Several buildings are depicted in the study tract on the 1992 version of the Luxomni USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle and a 1999 survey plat of the project area (see Figure 1 ). However, a small cement well pumping platform is the only structure or ruin that remains on the property. Other than that, no foundations, piers, chimneys, or other architectural remnants were identified. The structures shown on the USGS map were chicken houses, farm-related outbuildings, and houses that have been razed and/or removed. One historic structure was identified in the project's APE during the current survey, but it does not meet the eligibility criteria for listing on the NRHP. The structure {HS-1) is a front-gabled church building located on the south side of Duluth Highway across from its intersection with Meadow Lane. The results of our investigations indicate there are no historically significant archaeological resources or historic structures in the project APE, and in our opinion, no additional cultural resource investigations associated with the property should be necessary in order to comply with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.