Historic Resource Survey of the Proposed Yellow River Interceptor -- Phase I, Conyers, Georgia

Jordan, Jones, and Goulding contracted with Southeastern Archeological Services, Inc., to conduct a historic resource survey in Conyers, Georgia, as part of the environmental review process. Specifically, Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (as amended) requires that federal agencies shall "prior to the approval of the expenditure of any Federal funds on the undertaking or the issuance of any license, take into account the effect of any undertaking on any district, site, building, structure, or object that is included in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register" and shall comply with the regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation as found in 36 CFR Part 800. In compliance with these regulations, Southeastern Archeological Services, Inc., conducted the historic resource survey within the project's area of potential effect. The proposed project consists of the installation of a sewer line in proximity to the Yellow River in Conyers, Georgia (Figure 1). The new line, approximately 1.7 km (1.0 mi) in length, ties into an existing sewer line a short distance downstream of the old Milstead Manufacturing Company and represents Phase I of the Yellow River Interceptor project. The historic resource survey focused exclusively on architectural resources, as archeological resources are evaluated in a separate report. Surveying, or taking an inventory of historic properties within the area of project area, represents the first step in the environmental review process. The goals of the historic resource survey are a) to locate and document historic structures that were within the area of potential environmental effect, b) to evaluate their significance in terms of eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, and c) to assess the potential impact of the project upon all eligible historic resources. The surveyor, Monica H. Callahan, conducted an architectural survey of the project area on October 22, 1997.