Phase I Archaeological Survey of the Proposed Sargent Road and McGinnis Ferry Road Intersection Improvements, Fulton County, Georgia

In August 2000, Brockington and Associates, Inc., conducted Phase I archaeological survey of the proposed Sargent Road and McGinnis Ferry Road intersection improvements in Fulton County, Georgia. This survey was conducted for ARCADIS, Geraghty, & Miller, Inc. The project area has a right-of-way of 120 square meters (1,297 square feet) in the northwest quadrant, and 315 square meters (3,390 square feet) in the northeast quadrant of the intersection. Additionally, a 2.74 meter (9 feet) deep, 24.4 meter (80 feet) long, acquisition is proposed along the west side of the intersection. There are three different easements planned for the intersection. Two easements are proposed at the intersection of Sargent Road and McGinnis Ferry Road: one to the north, which will be 3 meters (10 feet) wide; and one to the east, which will be 6.9 meters (22 feet) wide. A third easement is proposed at the intersection of Sargent Road and Findley Road. This one should begin to the south of the intersection, on Findley Road, and extend east to Sargent Road. The approximate total length is 190 meters (624 feet). The width will vary between a maximum of 10 meters (33 feet) and a minimum of 3 meters (10 feet) (Figure 1). Proposed road construction within the project area necessitated this study, in order to comply with cultural resource management provisions implementing Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (as amended, 1992). These investigations followed procedures defined in the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) Plan Development Process. Project activities included historical background research, archaeological field survey, and evaluation of all archaeological resources within the project corridor. Historic resources located in or near the project corridor are addressed in a separate report (Butler and Lynch 2000). Background research identified no previously recorded archaeological sites within the project area. Archaeological field survey identified no unrecorded archaeological sites. Based on results of these investigations, the proposed intersection improvements at Sargent Road and McGinnis Ferry Road will not affect significant archaeological sites. Proposed construction should be granted archaeological clearance to proceed.