Archaeological Survey for the Proposed Hubbard Town 115/25 kV Substation Forsyth County, Georgia

In early June, 2014 Southeastern Archeological Services, Inc., conducted a Phase I archeological survey of the proposed 3.83 acHubbard Town! 15/25kV substation in northern Forsyth County. The goal of the survey was to locate and evaluate archeological sites within the area of potential effect for the proposed project, so that potential effects to those resources could be evaluated in accordance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. The project area is about half in grass/weeds and half wooded and is located on a ridge and ridge slope adjacent to Jot Em Down Road. The area was surface inspected and eleven shovel tests were excavated in areas most likely to contain sites. No artifacts or archeological sites were located. Because no significant cultural resources are present, we recommend that the project be allowed to proceed.

This report presents the results of a Phase I archeological survey of the proposed Hubbard Town 115/25 kV substation in northern Forsyth County, Georgia (Figure 1). Southeastern Archeological Services (SAS) conducted the survey of the area of potential effect (APE) for the project to ensure compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, as amended. The NHPA stipulates that federal agencies, in this case the Rural Utilities Service, take into account potential adverse effects of a licensed or permitted undertaking to significant cultural resources. The goals of the survey were to locate, delineate, describe and evaluate archeological sites in the areas of potential effect for the project, in terms of eligibility of a site to the National Register of Historic Places. The archeological fieldwork was conducted on June 9, 2014 by SAS field archeologist Ron Schoettmer.

The proposed substation tract is located on the south side of Jot Em Down Road, about 500ft east of State Highway 400 and about 8 miles northeast of Cumming (Figure 1). The 3.83 ac (1.5-ha) tract is rectangular, oriented north-south on the south side of Jot Em Down Road, which forms the northern boundary of the tract (Figure 2).