During May and August 2017, R.S. Webb & Associates conducted a cultural resources literature review and a Phase I cultural resources field survey of the proposed Palmetto Industrial Development tract in Palmetto, Fulton County, Georgia. The study area covers 38 hectares (93 acres) north of Roosevelt Highway (U.S. Highway 29) and west of Hobgood Road. A Phase I cultural resources survey was necessary for this project due to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Clean Water Act permitting, which requires compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). Under the NHPA, a cultural resources survey is conducted to determine if archeological and historical resources eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) will be affected by a proposed undertaking. Cultural resources within the project area were assessed for significance using the NRHP eligibility criteria set forth in 36 CFR Part 60.4. In addition, the cultural resources survey was conducted following guidelines set by the Georgia Council of Professional Archaeologists (GCPA) (2014) and the U.S. Secretary of the Interior (Federal Register 1983).
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