Archaeological reconnaissance of Pennyworth Island in Chatham County, Georgia was conducted in August, 2010 by a research team with the Chatham County Resources Protection Commission’s Technical Advisory Committee. The reconnaissance surveys was accomplished during two separate visits to the island. The first visit to the island was in July, 2010 and it consisted of a surface walkover of one tract on the lower end of the island. The second visit took place on August 13, 2010 and it consisted of surface walkover, photography, and excavation of two shovel tests. This reconnaissance report is supplemental information, which may be helpful in the review of the forthcoming National Register of Historic Places nomination package for Pennyworth Island (Birge- Wilson 2010). Figure 1 shows a recent aerial view of Pennyworth Island.
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