Oglethorpe Power Corporation contracted with Southeastern Archeological Services, Inc. to conduct a cultural resources survey of the proposed Cherokee Water Transmission Line and Substation, Cherokee County, Georgia. The project area included 2.1 mi (3.7 km) of transmission line and a 1 ac (0.4 ha) site for the proposed substation. The survey located a total of five sites. Three of these sites are prehistoric, one is an historic site, and one site has both prehistoric and historic components. All three prehistoric sites, as well as the prehistoric component at 9Ck(SAS)5, probably date to the Archaic period. The historic site consists of the remains of a partially bulldozed house with a standing chimney. An historic component at 9Ck(SAS)5 is suggested by the presence of a rubble pile and scattered historic ceramics. Due to the heavily disturbed nature of all the sites, none of the sites meet the criteria for eligibility to the National Register of Historic Places, therefore, it is recommended that the Cherokee Water project proceed.
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