Cultural Resources Survey of the Stratford Parcel 13 Tract

"During November and December 2008, Brockington and Associates, Inc., conducted an intensive cultural resources survey of the 342-acre Stratford Parcel 13 Tract in Jasper County, South Carolina. The investigations were conducted for SLF III-Hardeeville, LLC, to provide compliance with state and federal regulations concerning the management of historic properties (i.e., sites, buildings, structures, objects, and districts eligible for or listed on the National Register of Historic Places [NRHP]) affected through development activities in the Coastal Zone of South Carolina.
The cultural resources survey included a review of land ownership and use recorded in public documents, a review of previous investigations near the tract, and the excavation of shovel tests at 30-meter intervals across the project tract. There are no survey-eligible structures within or near the project tract; therefore, an architectural survey was not necessary.
Investigators identified eight sites (38JA1044–38JA1051) and eight isolated finds (Isolates 1–8) during the survey of Stratford Parcel 13. We recommend sites 38JA1044, 38JA1046, 38JA1048, 38JA1049, and 38JA1051 and Isolates 1–8 not eligible for the NRHP. No further management consideration of these five sites and the isolated finds is warranted. We recommend sites 38JA1045, 38JA1047, and 38JA1050 potentially eligible for the NRHP. If sites 38JA1045, 38JA1047, and 38JA1050 cannot be preserved in place, we recommend that evaluative testing be conducted to determine definitively the NRHP eligibility of each site."