During July 2017, Environmental Services, Inc., (ESI) conducted a cultural resource assessment survey GA-89 (Fargo) Cell Tower tract, located in Clinch County, Georgia (Figure 1).
Specifically, this tract is located just north of Fargo, along US Highway 441. The access to the project area is from US Highway 441. It is located as shown on the Headlight, GA (1992) USGS Quadrangle map. According to the Clinch County Tax Assessor, there is no parcel number for this property. The location of this tower is at 30° 50' 7.27" N, 82° 39' 6.45" W. This survey was undertaken at the request of Nextower Development Group, LLC to comply with FCC regulations. The tract is the proposed location for a guyed tower (300 feet) within a lease parcel of 75-feet x 75-feet. This tower has been assigned TCNS: 159471.
The goals of the investigation were to locate all potential historic properties within the areas of proposed impacts and to assess their significance for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as mandated by federal laws and guidelines (Code of Federal Regulations [CFR], Title 36, Chapter VIII, Part 800 [36 CFR 800]). The NHPA requires the effect of a project on significant historic properties must be taken into consideration on all projects that involve federal assistance, licensing, and/or permitting, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation must be afforded an opportunity to comment on such effects. In order to meet these objectives, an intensive cultural resource assessment survey was conducted by ESI, the results of which are reported herein.
This investigation included preliminary background research that focused on the history of the vicinity, as well as a review of cultural resource investigations conducted in the area to determine whether the tract contained previously recorded sites and/or structures. Records indicate there are no previously recorded cultural resources within the study tract. The current fieldwork was conducted by archaeologist Joshua Newman, under the direction of Brent M. Handley, who served as Principal Investigator.
The investigation included background research that focused on the history of the vicinity, as well as a review of cultural resources in the area. In addition, a pedestrian inspection coupled with 9 shovel tests was also conducted. As a result of the survey, no archaeological sites, isolated finds or historic structural remains were encountered, and no nearby cultural resources will be adversely affected by the proposed tower construction.
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