Cultural Resource Survey for the Weaver-Youngcane Transmission Line Union County

A cultural resources survey, consisting of both archaeological and architectural assessments, was accomplished for the proposed Weaver-Youngcane Transmission Line in Union County, Georgia. The survey was conducted between September 27 and October 6, 1999, by two TRC Garrow staff archaeologists and the staff preservation planner. The surveyed corridor consists of a 9.5-mile-long by 100foot-wide proposed right-of-way (ROW). Five archaeological sites were located (9UN361-9UN365). Sites 9UN361-9UN365 are in the current ROW and are all recommended ineligible to the NRHP under Criterion D. These five sites are small, low-density, temporally nondiagnostic prehistoric lithic scatters. In the opinion of TRC, no further archaeological work is necessary before construction can begin. TRC's Preservation Planner identified 10 historic architectural resources (HS-1 to HS-10) of at least 50 years of age in the project's Area of Potential Effects (APE). The 10 historic resources consist of seven early-twentieth-century dwellings (HS-1, HS-2, HS-4, HS-5, HS-7, HS-8, and HS-9); a ca. 1935 concrete cistern with two associated concrete springhouses (HS-3); a former ca. 1930 Masonic lodge (HS-6) that has been removed from its original location; and an abandoned, ca. 1940 gas station (HS-10). The seven dwellings, the cistern and associated springhouses, and the abandoned gas station are all recommended ineligible for the NRHP due to loss of integrity caused by alterations and/or damage. The former Masonic lodge is recommended ineligible for the NRHP because it was relocated from its historic location to its present site. In accordance with the NRHP eligibility criteria in 36 CFR 60.4, TRC recommends all 10 of the identified historic architectural resources ineligible for the NRHP due to a loss of integrity caused by alterations and/or damage, or relocation. Based on this recommendation, no further work is necessary for the resources.