During October 2000, TRC Garrow Associates, Inc. (TRC), undertook a Phase I archaeological survey for EMC Engineering Services, Inc., for proposed improvements at five intersections along Abercorn Street (SR 204) in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia. The project area includes intersections along Abercorn Street at Apache Avenue, Largo Drive, Tibet Avenue, Mall Boulevard, and DeRenne Avenue. The rights-of-way at four of the five locations had been dramatically altered by commercial and residential development and had no potential for containing intact archaeological sites. However, one small archaeological site (9CH949) was located within the proposed right-of-way in the southeastern quadrant of the intersection of Abercorn Street and Tibet Avenue. Site 9CH949 appears to have been a domestic residence, occupied in the early nineteenth century and possibly as late as the early twentieth century. Previous construction has destroyed the northern section of the site, and archaeological materials in the remaining portion of the site are mixed. TRC concludes that the site has no further research potential and recommends 9CH949 as not eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
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