Cultural Resources Survey and Testing at The Ponds

"Brockington and Associates, Inc., conducted an intensive cultural resources survey of
1,126 acres of The Ponds, located northwest of Summerville, Dorchester County, South Carolina,
in May through September 2005. These investigations involved background research, architectural
survey, systematic shovel testing, and visual inspection of the entire tract. Archaeologists returned
to conduct test investigations at portions of sites 38DR177 and 38DR239 in January and February
2006. This work was conducted in compliance with state and federal regulations concerning the
management of cultural resources affected through development activities in the Coastal Zone of
South Carolina. ...We recommend the development of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the
owners of The Ponds, the South Carolina Department of Archives and History, and the South
Carolina Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management to ensure the long-term protection and
management of Resource 103 1145 and sites 38DR87, 38DR177, 38DR185, 38DR187, 38DR239,
38DR241, 38DR243, 38DR245, 38DR246, 38DR247, and 38DR349. Resource 103 1145, the Ponds
House, will be adversely affected by the project. These adverse effects will be mitigated through a
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documentation program developed and implemented in consultation with the South Carolina State
Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) as stipulated in the MOA."