Phase I Archaeological Survey of the Proposed South Ola High Telecommunications Facility in Locust Grove Henry County, Georgia

A Phase I archaeological survey was performed on August 7, 2015 of the proposed lease area, and access/utility easement (hereafter also called survey area) of the South Ola High telecommunication facility located in Locust Grove, Georgia (33º 20’ 39.2” N, 84º 3’ 30.2” W). The survey area is located on the Locust Grove, GA USGS quad. The study was conducted for Terracon Consultants, Inc., on behalf of Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless, in order to locate and identify archaeological resources and to assess resource significance based on National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) criteria [36CFR Part 60.4 (a-d)]. This survey was conducted to comply with the provisions of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) permitting under the Nationwide Programmatic Agreement (47 CFR Part 1). In accordance with the permitting process, the survey was conducted in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, as amended.

The Phase I survey included a literature review and intensive field survey. During the literature review, which took place on August 5, 2015, state and county maps and documents were examined to determine if previously recorded archaeological resources were located in or around the survey area. The field survey was conducted using surface and subsurface techniques (i.e., visual inspection and shovel testing) to locate and identify archaeological resources within the study area.

Review of the Georgia Archaeological Site File (GASF) revealed that there is one previously recorded archaeological site (9HY333) and one survey (Quirk 2004) within .8 km (.5 mi) of the survey area.

There are no archaeological materials (i.e., culturally modified artifacts, cultural deposits, features, or human remains) located within the survey area. This study recommends that the current proposed project receive archaeological resource clearance; no further archaeological work is recommended.