Dalton Expansion Project Phase I Cultural Resources Survey, Site 9CW455, Coweta County, Georgia

This report summarizes the findings of a Phase I archaeological and historic resources investigation of 9CW455, the Wagers Mill Site, in Coweta County, Georgia (Figure 1). These investigations are associated with the Dalton Expansion Project, a 110-mile pipe line installation project that extends from Newnan, Georgia, northwards to Dalton, Georgia. Fieldwork for this cultural resources survey was completed by Cardno archaeologists and historians from October 3 through October 5, 2017. The purpose of the investigation was to locate, identify, and evaluate any archaeological properties in the Area of Potential Effect (APE) of the proposed undertaking. An APE is defined as "the geographic area or areas within which an undertaking may directly or indirectly cause changes in the character or use of historic properties, if any such properties exist" (36 CFR Part 800.16[ d]). This study was conducted in compliance with the provisions and stipulations of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. § 470), and the Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. § 479). Historic properties, as defined by the NHPA, include archaeological sites, both prehistoric and historic, and architectural resources, such as buildings, structures, objects, sites, and districts. For this project, the proposed direct APE, which was defined by Transco as the maximum extent of all possible work associated with removal of the dislodged construction mats. The APE for the historic resources survey included the direct APE, which includes both the direct APE in addition to the entirety of the parcel upon which the site lies and everything within the viewshed of the direct APE. The following report provides information concerning the survey of the direct and indirect APE for archaeological and historic resources, respectively. Chapter 2 provides a summary of the project area's environmental setting, and Chapter 3 provides a detailed overview of the culture history of northwest Georgia used to identify and evaluate the historic properties identified in the project APE. Chapter 4 describes the research, field, and laboratory methods used during the survey. Chapter 5 contains detailed information concerning the results of the archaeological survey, and Chapter 6 a summary of the architectural survey. Chapter 7 provides a summary of project findings and recommendations for the identified properties. Following the report in Appendix A is a complete artifact catalog. Appendix B has a copy of the Georgia State Archaeological site form and Appendix C is a compendium of historic photographs gathered during historic research.