Report Abstracts

During February of 1986, Robert S. Webb conducted a reconnaissance level cultural resource survey of 60 acres at the Cartersville Airport in Bartow County, Georgia. A runway extension project has been proposed for this area, which lies within the Etowah Valley Historic District.

An unmarked historic cemetery was discovered at Fort Benning, Georgia, during the construction of the Carmouche Range.

At the request of the Jekyll Island Authority, an archaeological survey of Jekyll Island was initiated on March 6th and concluded on March 15th, 1985. The survey was carried out by the author and the half-time assistance of one crew member, resulting in a total field time of 120 hours.

This survey in April 1983 covered a 95-acre National Forest tract on the Jasper-Jones county line in north-central Georgia, which was proposed for exchange to John Dumas. Long used as farmland, it was covered in pines with several hardwood inclusions.

A cultural resources survey at the site of the proposed Lumpkin Substation and Lumpkin to Louvale transmission line was conducted during the period of 22 to 27 November, 1984, for Oglethorpe Power Corporation, Inc.

An archaeological survey of an approximately 225 acre area of Houston County, Georgia was conducted to determine if any archaeological sites were present that would be eligible for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places.

Extensive excavations of the Mississippi period Beaverdam Creek mound and its surrounding "village" midden are summarized. The mound was constructed around A.D. 1200-1250 and is associated with the Beaverdam phase of the Savannah culture.

This report summarizes the excavation and analysis of materials from 9Le(SAS)l, an intensively used quarry/workshop site, by Southeastern Archeological Services, Inc., for Oglethorpe Power Corporation.

The following report details the findings and recommendations of a cultural resource survey and a biotic communities/endangered species survey of proposed improvements at the Tom B. David Airport, 3 miles- south of Calhoun on U.S. 41 in Gordon County, Georgia (See Figure 1).

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