Allatoona Lake Georgia Historic Properties Management Plan

This document details the Historic Preservation Management Plan (HPMP) for the Allatoona Lake Project. It was prepared under provisions of ER 1130-2-438, Project Construction and Operation, Historic Preservation Program. As a result of on-going consultation with the Georgia State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) it has been determined that all project lands have been surveyed for historic properties. Historic resource surveys conducted before and after the construction of the Allatoona Lake Project have identified over 1100 historic resource sites on fee owned Government property. Data recovery was conducted at several prehistoric archeological sites prior to impoundment. Since passage of the National Historic Preservation Act in 1966, all project lands have been surveyed and National Register eligibility test excavations have been conducted at two sites. Architectural documentation of one historic iron furnace has been completed and topographic mapping has been completed at one mill site and a mining complex. Five properties have been determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. The National Register eligibility of forty-seven historic properties remains to be determined. Project responsibilities defined in this document include increased patrols for vandalism and coordination with the District office when sites are within a 300 foot perimeter of a work area. Remaining investigations to be made by Mobile District archeologists are the completion of Phase II surveys of the forty-nine historic resource sites, including archeological testing and/or archival documentation, stabilization of some, and periodic monitoring of all sites for future impacts.