A cultural resources survey was conducted in December 1985 by the author on 35 acres of National Forest property on Lake Nottely, known as the Deaverstown tract, prior to a land transfer from the U.S. Forest Service to the Tennessee Valley Authority. Another survey was done in January, 1986 of a proposed right of way expansion for Chapman Ford Road, also on former TVA land around Nottely Lake now managed by the Forest Service. Shovel testing was conducted on the Jacks Creek tract, just south of Deaverstown, on the opposite side of the Nottely River. One prehistoric lithic site, found there in 1976, has shallow but consistent deposits which need additional testing to determine its possible significance. Three sites were found on the Deaverstown survey. An historic house site showed signs of severe vandalism since the structure was removed. Two small prehistoric lithic scatters were severely disturbed by erosion and hunt camp activity on the adjacent TVA land. One additional site area, found by TVA surveyors, was field checked, but does not extend up onto National Forest land. Thus there were no significant cultural resources on the tract, and cultural resources clearance for the transfer is recommended. A 19th-20th century farmhouse was adjacent to the Chapman Ford Road right of way. It was moderately disturbed and recommendation is made to protect and test it for National Register significance.
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