Archaeological Assessment TCNS ID 13560 Proposed 250-Foot Guyed Telecommunications Structure (255-Feet overall with Appurtenances) Within A 100-Foot By 100-Foot Compound

Environmental Corporation of America (ECA) has completed an Archaeological Assessment for the federal undertaking at the subject site. The subject site includes a proposed 100-foot by 100-foot compound and an approximate 215-foot by 20-foot proposed access off an existing path as shown on Attachment 12b. Clearing and grading would be necessary for construction of the proposed telecommunications compound and final 215 feet of access. The facility would include a 250-foot guyed (255-feet with appurtenances) telecommunications structure and associated ground level support equipment. The facility is located at 465 Gordon Highway, north of Gordon in Baldwin County, Georgia.

This archaeological assessment was conducted in order to ascertain whether the proposed undertaking, on the project site, might directly or indirectly affect cultural resources, if any such resources exist. Through our review of available cultural records and databases one recorded archaeological site (9BL22) was identified within a one-mile search radius. The Georgia Site File for archaeological site 9BL22 makes reference to a 1934 publication that suggests an Indian burial site of undetermined National Register eligibility was located one-mile north of this proposed project site. Due to distance, the proposed project would have no visual or direct effect on 9BL22. Additionally, no archaeological cultural resources were encountered by ECA during the course of the Phase I intensive field survey portion of this archaeological assessment.

We conclude that the proposed undertaking would have no affect on any historic or prehistoric archaeological resources that are listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Therefore, for archaeological cultural resources, we recommend a finding of No Effect for the proposed undertaking.