R.S. Webb & Associates conducted a Phase I cultural resources survey of tracts included in the USDA/Forest Service’s Fightingtown 2 timber sale project. The project area is located in the Conasauga Ranger District in Fannin County, Georgia. The project area is located in Compartments 680, 681, 682, and 683 [six stands totaling 82 hectares (203 acres)]. The current field study was conducted during the period of April 14 through May 10, 2017.
The Phase I cultural resources survey was conducted as technically defined in Section C of the IDIQ contract award document (CONTRACT NO. AG-435H-C-13-0007) and performed to comply with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (Public Law 89-665; 80 STAT.915; 16 U.S.C. 470), as well as other federal requirements, and a programmatic agreement between the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests and the Georgia State Historic Preservation Office. The purpose of the study was to locate and identify cultural resources within the project Area of Potential Effects (APE) and to assess resource significance based on National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) criteria [36 CFR Part 60.4]. “Cultural resources” include archeological sites, historic structures, historic landscapes, and other entities that are 50 years old or older.
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