Cultural Resources Survey of a Proposed Industrial Water Line Wadmacon Creek to Santee-Cooper’s Winyah Generating Plant

Summary

"Archaeologists with Brockington and Associates, Inc., conducted an intensive survey of the route of a proposed water line in Georgetown County, South Carolina. The South Carolina Public Service Authority (Santee-Cooper) proposes to build a large-diameter water line from Wadmacon Creek to their Winyah Generating Plant southwest of Georgetown, South Carolina. The proposed route crosses Big and Little Kilsock Bays and Cedar Creek. The proposed water line will provide non-potable water for industrial uses at or near the plant. The route/easement of the proposed water line lies entirely within an existing electric transmission line right-of-way. All ground-disturbing activities related to the installation of the proposed water line will occur within the transmission line right-of-way. ...

... The current survey employed systematic shovel testing to examine the entire project corridor. We encountered no evidence of any of the three previously identified sites and found no other cultural materials in any shovel tests or surface exposures within the route of the proposed water line or the nearby portions of the transmission line right-of-way. There are no historic architectural resources or historic properties near the route of the proposed water line. As currently planned, the construction and operation of the proposed water line will not affect any historic properties. Further management consideration of cultural resources is not warranted.

Should the construction of the proposed water line be redesigned such that areas west of the existing transmission line right-of-way will be altered, additional survey and evaluation of 38GE172 will be necessary to locate the site accurately and determine its eligibility for the NRHP. If determined eligible for the NRHP, appropriate actions to prevent or mitigate adverse effects to this site will be necessary."

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Georgetown County

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Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1721 to 1721 (The creationg of the Prince George Winyah Parish and with it the town of Georgetown)

Calendar Date: 1705 to 1705 (Several land grants were issued in the area and settling of the region began)

Calendar Date: 1861 to 1865 (The American Civil War)

Calendar Date: 1775 to 1783 (The American Revolutionary War)

Calendar Date: 1979 to 1979 (Date of the original investigation in regards to the proposed water line)

Spatial Coverage

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contributor(s): Erik Mischker

Field Director(s): Brent Lansdell

Principal Investigator(s): Eric C. Poplin

Sponsor(s): South Carolina Public Service Authority; EarthTech , Inc.

Prepared By(s): Brockington and Associates, Inc.

Notes

General Note: "...All activities associated with the construction and maintenance of the water line will occur within the existing transmission line easement. Therefore, the construction, operation, and maintenance of the proposed water line as currently designed will affect no historic properties or archaeological sites potentially eligible for the NRHP. Further management consideration of cultural resources during this project is not warranted. Potentially eligible archaeological site 38GE172 lies near the southern terminus of the route of the proposed water line. The site once extended into the transmission line right of-way, but no evidence of this remains there today. Should the construction of the proposed water line be redesigned such that areas west of the existing transmission line right-of-way will be altered, additional survey and evaluation of 38GE172 will be necessary to locate the site accurately and determine its eligibility for the NRHP. If it is determined eligible for the NRHP, appropriate actions to prevent or mitigate adverse effects to this site will be necessary."

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