Phase I Archeological Survey 96-acre Discovery Boulevard Development Tract, Cobb County, Georgia

R. S. Webb & Associates (RSWA) conducted a Phase I archeological survey of the 92-acre John Weiland Homes and Neighborhoods Discovery Boulevard development tract in Cobb County, Georgia to locate and identify archeological resources within the project area, and to assess the significance of each resource. Seven archeological sites (9C0670, 9CO671, 9CO672, 9CO673, 9CO674, 9CO675, and 9CO676) were recorded during the Phase I field survey, and we revisited two areas previously recorded as Site 9CO26. Three sites (Sites 9CO670, 9CO671, and 9CO675) produced prehistoric lithic artifacts. Historic period artifacts were recovered from three sites (Sites 9CO672, 9CO673, and 9C0674). Site 9CO676, located outside the project tract, is the remains of the old Turner's Ferry Road crossing at Nickaj ack Creek. Site files records indicate that two portions of Site 9CO26, a segment of Johnston's River Line (on the ridge top) and a cluster of rifle pits (near the Nickajack Creek crossing) were located within the project area in 1987. We revisited these areas during the field survey and found that these Civil War features are no longer visible. Six archeological sites within the 92-acre John Weiland Homes and Neighborhoods Discovery Boulevard development tract, (Sites 9CO670 through 9CO675) are recommended ineligible for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). These sites are so severely disturbed, or are of such limited archeological value (e.g. low artifact density, recent, common) as to be unlikely to yield important prehistoric period data under NRHP Criterion D (archeology). Site 9CO676 is not visible within the project tract, but the segment of the site outside the project tract is recommended potentially eligible for the NRHP. Since the areas of Site 9CO26 within the project tract were previously destroyed, the proposed undertaking would result in no effect to Site 9CO26. Archeological clearance to proceed with implementation of the proposed undertaking is recommended.