American Electric Power Muskingum River Plant, Ohio

Lawhon & Associates, Inc. conducted a Phase I cultural resources survey for American Electric Power (AEP) in support of a proposed 490-acre landfill area to be located south of the Muskingum River in The Village of Beverly, Washington County, Ohio. The archaeological fieldwork for the landfill project consisted of pedestrian survey, intensive shovel testing, investigations of uninhabitable land surfaces, and GPS mapping to identify archaeological sites within the proposed project area. The fieldwork identified nine historic archaeological sites (all containing historic artifacts from the 19^th – 20^th century) and one prehistoric archaeological site.  Morris Cemetery, within the current project boundaries, was historically located within the property of ‘J.C.A. Morris’ (1875 Titus, Simmons and Titus plat map) and is the burial ground of the Morris family.  The survey concluded the project was unlikely to affect significant prehistoric or historic archaeological resources, and the findings were accepted by the Ohio Historic Preservation Office (OHPO).