The following report covers a survey of the archaeological resources threatened with destruction by the future construction of Atlanta to Montgomery Interstate Route 85 in Coweta, Meriwether, and Troup Counties in Georgia. The survey was carried out in March 1971 by John H. House, Field Archaeologist for the Georgia Historical Commission working for the Archaeology Division of the Commission under, the general direction of Gordon M. Midgette, Staff Archaeologist, under contract with the State Highway Department of Georgia. The survey was provided for and federally funded under Section 305 of Title 23 of the United States Code which provides for salvage of archaeological and paleontological resources threatened with destruction by federally funded highway construction.
The survey was proposed to include sites of both the prehistoric and historic Indian affiliation as well as sites of non-aboriginal historic affiliation.
The surveyor wishes to thank Mr. Gregory of the Right-of-Way Section of the Highway Department Division Headquarters in Thomaston for his assistance in providing the surveyor with maps and with information about the right-of-way and barrow pit location.
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