Phase I Cultural Resources Survey of the Altamaha Renewable Energy Park Tract, Tattnall County, Georgia

Between August 24 and September 18, 2015, Brockington and Associates, Inc. conducted an intensive Phase I cultural resources survey of the proposed Altamaha Renewable Energy Park (AREP) in Cobbtown, Tattnall County, Georgia. Proposed construction within the project area includes the installation of solar panels for the new photovoltaic solar energy park and any associated infrastructure including roads and driveways. The cultural resources investigations were carried out for AREP, LLC as due diligence for the project. This investigation follows standards and guidelines that are in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (as amended through 2006). The study was conducted by personnel qualified under the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualification Standards (36 CFR Part 61-Standards and Guidelines for Archaeology and Historic Preservation).

The approximately 943.9-acre (382.0-ha) project tract is located in the western portion of Tattnall

County along and south from Georgia Highway 152 (New Cobbtown Road), and east of the Ohoopee River. The tract is bounded to the south by wetlands from Beaver Creek, to the west by private lands, to the north by New Cobbtown Road, and to the east by Glenn H. Sykes Road and private lands. Topography is relatively level throughout the tract. The area of potential effect (APE) is defined archaeologically as well as architecturally. The archaeological APE is the entire 943.9-acre AREP project tract. The architectural resource APE is defined as the 943.9-acre tract and the immediate view shed. This view shed varies due to the varied presence of woodland, plowed fields, and road, but is on average approximately 50 m beyond project tract boundaries.