Between November 12 and 19, 1996, two archaeologists from New South Associates, Inc. conducted an archaeological survey along a proposed highway widening corridor and bypass in Chattooga County, northwestern Georgia. The total length of the project corridor was 7.26 miles (11.68 km), starting near Gore and ending east of Trion. Four isolated finds and two sites were identified during the survey. Isolated Find 1, located in Mack White Gap, could be a fossil, while the remaining three isolated finds, all located on ridge toes in the Chattooga River Valley, are represented by prehistoric lithic flakes. The presence of only one prehistoric site (Site 9CG92) and one historic site (Site 9CG93) along the entire stretch of the proposed project corridor indicates that the area of potential effect contains few cultural resources. Site 9CG92 is located immediately southeast of the proposed right-of-way and probably represents an Archaic stage extraction camp. Site 9CG93 is cut in half by the proposed project corridor and dates to the first half of the twentieth century. None of the isolated finds and sites are recommended as eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places and no further work is recommended at any of these archaeological occurrences.
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