In order to straighten out a dangerous curve, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is proposing to replace Howell Bridge on CR290 over Sharp Mountain Creek in Cherokee County (Figures 1 and 2). Southeastern Archeological Services, Inc. conducted an intensive archeological survey of the proposed project in early May of 2001. One archeological site (9CKI 042), the remnant of a small wooden outbuilding, was located. Due to low research potential, this site is recommended as ineligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.
The survey was conducted to ensure that the GDOT and Cherokee County are in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (as amended). This act stipulates that federal agencies--in this case the Federal Highway Administration--must take into account an undertaking's potential adverse effects to significant cultural resources. The goals of the survey were to locate, delineate, describe, and evaluate (in terms of eligibility to the National Register) archeological sites in the project's area of potential effect. The field survey was conducted by archeologists Chad Braley and Margaret Spalding in early May of 2001.
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