In July of 2006, Southeastern Archeological Services, Inc. (SAS) conducted a Phase I archeological survey of approximately 7.4 km (4.6 mi) of a proposed 115 kV transmission line corridor and 3.2 ha (8 ac) of a substation tract in eastern Henry County, Georgia. The proposed line will begin at the existing Ola substation on Butlers Bridge Road and end at the proposed substation on East Lake Road. Surface exposure was poor in the project corridor, which was mostly wooded or in pasture. Consequently, the archeological survey primarily relied on shovel testing to detect sites. For the most part, shovel tests were placed in one transect along the proposed centerline. Once a site was detected, it was investigated with more shovel tests along the corridor length at 10 or 20 m intervals (depending on the anticipated size of the site) and with one or more perpendicular transects of shovel tests to explore site width. Some of the sites extended beyond the width of the transmission line corridor. Because it was beyond the scope of the survey, we did not investigate those portions of the sites. We discovered and recorded nine archeological sites (Table 1). Due to severe disturbance caused by plowing and erosion, and low research potential, we recommend that none of the sites are eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.
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