An Intensive Cultural Resource Assessment Survey of the Pennick Road Project, Glynn County, Georgia

In July 2020, Environmental Services, Inc., (ESI) conducted a cultural resource assessment survey at the Pennick Road Project in Glynn County, Georgia. The property is north of the city of Brunswick in northern Glynn County (Figure 1.1). The investigation was conducted on behalf of EMC Engineering Services, Inc, pursuant to a USACE permit application (SAS-2019-00853). The proposed project area is defined as the existing and new right-of-way (ROW) for Pennick Road and the proposed impacts are for new road construction and paving for Pennick Road.

The goals of the investigation were to locate all potential historic properties within the areas of proposed impacts and to assess their significance for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as mandated by federal laws and guidelines (Code of Federal Regulations [CFR], Title 36, Chapter VIII, Part 800 [36 CFR 800]). The NHPA requires the effect of a project on significant historic properties must be taken into consideration on all projects that involve federal assistance, licensing, and/or permitting, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation must be afforded an opportunity to comment on such effects. In order to meet these objectives, an intensive cultural resource assessment survey was conducted by ESI, the results of which are reported herein.

Prior to fieldwork, a review of the Georgia Archaeological Site Files (GASF) and Georgia' Natural and Historic Resources GIS (GN HRG[S) w r utilized to determine if any resources are located within, or near the project area. In addition, the Glynn County Tax Assessor (GCTA) website was utilized to determine if any unrecorded historic structures are located within, or adjacent to the project area. Also utilized were historic and modem aerial imagery and USGS maps.

The field investigation consisted of a thorough pedestrian inspection coupled with subsurface testing of the Pennick Road easement. Shovel tests measured 30 cm in diameter and were excavated to 80 cm below surface whenever possible. Fieldwork was conducted by Josh Newman and Kaity Ulewicz, under the direction of Brent M. Handley who served as Principal Investigator for the study.

As a result of the survey, no archaeological sites, isolated artifacts, or historic structural remains were encountered within the ROW. It was further determined that no nearby historic sites will be adversely affected by the proposed project.