Under contract with Martin and Associates Environmental Services, TRC has conducted a cultural resource literature search for seven proposed cell tower collocation sites in Cherokee, Lowndes, DeKalb, Columbia, Henry, Gwinnett, and Walton counties, Georgia (Figures 1-7). Five of the proposed towers will be 200 feet or less in height, so that the Area of Potential Effects (APE) for historic structures will be considered to be a 0.5-mile radius around each tower location, and the other towers will be 254 and 400 feet, respectively, such that the APE will be a 0.75-mile radius, as per the Federal Communication Commission's programmatic agreement (FCC 04-222). The designated APE for each tower site was searched for previously recorded archaeological sites, historic architectural resources identified in county surveys, and properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The results of this literature search are presented in this report to assist the applicant comply with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, as per the terms of the programmatic agreement for cell towers.
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