In March 2015, the LAMAR Institute was retained by the Augusta Canal National Heritage Area to conduct Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) survey on portions of the historic Sibley Mill property in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia. This research was a continuation of GPR survey work conducted by the LAMAR Institute in 2014 (Elliott 2014). Readers are encouraged to consult the 2014 report for more extensive background information on the study site, which is not repeated here. The present report details the background, methods and results of the 2015 GPR survey.
A major component of the Augusta Canal National Heritage Area is the Sibley Mill complex, which is located in the Harrisburg community in northern Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia (Figure 1). It is located on the east bank of the Augusta Canal, southwest of the Savannah River and northwest of King Mill. It is flanked on the southwest side by Goodrich Street. Riverwatch Parkway bisects the tract just northeast of the mill complex. The present GPR survey examined the rear portion of the Sibley Mill grounds adjacent to the Riverwatch Parkway Right of Way. The survey area is highlighted in yellow in Figure 2 (Cranston Engineering Services, P.C. 2010; American Environmental & Construction Services 2011).
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