Report Abstracts

On January 31, 2001 Southeastern Archeological Services, Inc. (SAS), archeologically surveyed seven intersections in downtown Cochran, the county seat of Bleckley County, Georgia (Figure 1).

During the summer of 1965, Georgia State College, under contract to the Heart of Georgia Planning and Development Commission of Eastman, Georgia, conducted an archaeological survey of nine central Georgia counties, Bleckley, Dodge, Laurens, Montgomery, Pulaski, Telfair, Treutlen, Wheeler and Wilc

Fort Hawkins was established in 1806 as a frontier military fort by the United States Army to deal with the Indians and was abandoned in 1821 (Butler 1879:59-60 and Dollar MS). The area where this fort was located is a historic site of local, state, and national significance.

In the ceramic analysis of the Site, 261 sherds were handeled as a "surface collection." This material either had no provenience, the location had been lost or was actually collected as a general surface collection.

A cultural resource walkover was conducted at the Herbert Smart Airport, Macon, Georgia by a representative of the Columbus Museum of Arts and Sciences, Inc. on October 5 and 6, 1977.

This proposal does not fall within the scope of interest of this organization. This proposal is considered to be consistent with those State goals, policies, objectives, plans, programs and fiscal resources with which this organization is concerned.

We are presently preparing an environmental impact statement for combined highway projects M-30E9(l) and S-0761, Bibb County. You have previously reviewed Project M-3059(l) and found that there were no historical or archaeological sites involved.

During the summer of 2000 Fort Stewart, Georgia began experiencing a Southern Pine Beetle (SPB) (Dendroctonus frontalis) infestation.

The archeological assessment included consultation with the Georgia Department of Transportation, the Georgia Archeological Site Files, and a field inspection of each location. According to GDOT records, all of 1-95 from the Florida border north to U.S.

Historical research on this property was conducted at the Georgia Department of Archives and History. Local, county, and state maps revealed that there had been no human settlement on the property since at least 1820. Local and county histories were also consulted.