On April 18, 2005 staff from the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) conducted a series of ground penetrating radar (GPR) assessments of a portion of the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site (llCA) in Sumter County, Georgia. This project was part of a cooperative agreement between GDOT and the National Park Service (NPS). GDOT personnel included Teresa Lotti, Jim Pomfret, and Shawn Patch. All of the work was performed under the supervision of Ms. Annette Wise and Mr. Alan Marsh of llCA and John Cornelison and Charles Lawson with NPS' Southeast Archeological Center based in Tallahassee, Florida.
The GPR investigations were within an area south of the Jimmy Carter boyhood home (Figure 1). The intent of the survey was to identify cultural anomalies that may be identified as outbuildings that were once part of the Carter farm. In particular, the park would like to reconstruct the chicken coop and car garage that were removed sometime in the 1940's. The position of the grids was based upon the recollection of former President Jimmy Carter, who had placed a stake in the approximate location of the chicken coop.
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