Cultural Resources Survey and Evaluative Testing of Site 9CW120 Proposed Lake McIntosh Reservoir Fayette and Coweta Counties, Georgia

On June 15 through August 12, 1998, R.S. Webb & Associates (RSWA) conducted a cultural resources survey of the proposed Lake Mcintosh Reservoir and evaluative testing of Site 9CW120 in portions of Fayette and Coweta Counties, Georgia. A previous study of the project area was conducted by Webb et al. in 1980. The level of survey does not meet the current regulatory standards, as the regulatory process and survey techniques have changed in the past 19 years. For this reason, RSWA conducted a literature review and an intensive field survey of the Lake Mcintosh Reservoir area. The project was performed in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended. The cultural resources assessment was conducted to locate and identify cultural resources within the project area and assess resource significance based on National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) criteria [36 CFR Part 60.4]. The 263.1-hectare (650-acre) project area, including the approximately 121.4 hectares (300 acres) that is inaccessible wetlands, is located partially in Peachtree City and approximately 18 kilometers east of Newnan. Line Creek runs through the project area and serves as the Peachtree City Corporate Boundary as well as the Fayette/Coweta County line. The cultural resources survey included a literature review and an intensive field survey. During the literature review, state and county records, maps and documents were examined to determine the location of previously recorded archeological sites/historic structures within and around the project area.