Section 106 Review: TCNS ID 184365 – Proposed 305-Foot Guyed Type Telecommunications Structure (Overall Height Including Appurtenances)

Environmental Corporation of America (ECA) has completed an Archaeological Assessment for the federal undertaking at the subject site. The proposed undertaking would include a proposed l00-foot by LOO-foot (30-meter by 30-meter) lease area that would include a 305-foot overall height guyed-type telecommunications structure and associated ground-level support equipment. The facility would be accessible by a proposed approximate 2,500-foot long by 30-foot wide (762-meter by 9-meter) access/utility easement. The proposed undertaking would also include three 195-foot by 50-foot (59-meter by 15-meter) guy-wire easements. The proposed facility would be located at 21158-21162 Roosevelt Highway, Greenville, Meriwether County, Georgia.

This archaeological assessment was conducted in order to ascertain whether the proposed undertaking, on the project site, might directly or indirectly affect cultural resources, if any such resources exist. During our database research, we found one previously recorded archaeological site and one archaeological survey within our standard I-mile background research radius, but outside the APE for direct effects. During the course of the field survey portion of this archaeological assessment one archaeological site was identified. On April l 6, 20 l 9, James Thomas, Field Archaeologist of ECA, conducted an archaeological field survey for the construction of the proposed guyed-type telecommunications structure and proposed access/utility easement. During the site visit, ECA conducted thirty shovel test pits of the proposed thirty-three shovel test pits. All excavated shovel test pits were negative for cultural material; however, ECA recovered five whiteware sherds from the surface adjacent to shovel test pit 32 likely related to a former farmhouse that was located adjacent to the proposed access/utility easement but outside the APE for direct effects. Based on historic aerial photographs, the residence was demo finished sometime between l 999 and 2004.

ECA believes that the proposed undertaking would have no effect on any historic or prehistoric archaeological resources that are listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Therefore, for archaeological cultural resources, we recommend no further consultation under Section 106 Review of the National Historic Preservation Act for this proposed undertaking.