An Archaeological Resources Survey Assessment of the Proposed Sharpe Creek Recreation Area, Carroll County, Georgia

An intensive on-site survey of approximately 650 acres of land in Carroll County, Georgia, was undertaken during the period December 11, 1980 and February 10, 1981. The tract of land is being considered by the City of Carrollton, Georgia, for development into a recreational area and water reservoir (Figure 1). The archaeological assessment yielded 10 sites. Six sites were eroded lithic scatters; two were historic cemeteries; the ninth was a modern house foundation, representing the principal remains of an apparently nondescript structure; and the tenth was a historic agricultural site. The survey area is approximately five miles north of Carrollton and is near the intersection of Georgia state highway 113 and Hogliver Road. The tract is bisected by Sharpe Creek, a tributary of the Little Tallapoosa River. The entire tract is within the Piedmont physiographic province. In Carroll County, Piedmont terrain is highly eroded, with occasional nearly parallel ridges sometimes observable. The western Georgia Piedmont is drained by numerous creeks and branches that feed the region's two major rivers, the Little Tallapoosa and the Chattahoochee.