An Archaeological Survey of South Carolina Electric and Gas Company's Williams-Mt. Pleasant 230 KV Transmission Line Project, Charleston County and Berkeley Count, South Carolina

Download or read book An Archaeological Survey of South Carolina Electric and Gas Company's Williams-Mt. Pleasant 230 KV Transmission Line Project, Charleston County and Berkeley Count, South Carolina written by Karen G. Wood and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The University of Georgia conducted an archaeological survey along the seventeen miles Williams-Mt. Pleasant 230 KV Transmission Line of South Carolina Electric and Ga Co. The survey was undertaken as part of the environmental impact statement requirements that South Carolina Electric and Gas Co. must meet prior to obtaining the necessary permits authorizing construction. The University of Georgia contracted with Envirosphere through Bruce Howlett, Inc., environmental planning consultants. The existing Williams-Mt. Pleasant Transmission LIne near Charleston, South Carolina, was built approximately five years ago, at which time the right-of-way was cleared to encompass the existing line and the proposed line, that is presently being considered for construction. THis new proposed line will be carried on "H-frame" structures (similar to the existing line) which consists of two poles approximately 7.5 meters apart. At the time of our investigations, the line had not been surveyed for the placement of the new H-frame structures. Before the present survey was initiated, recent archaeological reports pertaining to the area were reviewed and the South Carolina State Archives and History Department and the Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of South Carolina, both in Columbia, were contacted. Several known sites were also indicated on the topographic maps received from Bruce Howlett, Inc. The purpose of the study was to gather information concerning the archaeology resources along the corridor in order to better assess their significance and to determine their immediate and long term impact. A total of twenty-two sites were recorded, two of which had been reported in a previous survey report (Hartley and Stephenson 1975). Discovery of this many sites should point to the necessity for further intensive research and analysis in the area.