On May 4, 1996 Dave Davis and Sharon Chapoton conducted a Phase I archaeological survey of an area which is slated for development within the Northwest Georgia Branch Experiment Station, Gordon County, Georgia (Map #1 ). This survey was conducted at the request of Dr. Gale Buchanan, Dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens. The purpose of the survey was to assess any archaeological resources which might be impacted by the proposed construction of four buildings on the property, one 50 x 100 foot equipment shed, one 50 x 75 foot cattle barn, a 40 x 50 foot shop area, and a 30 x 40 foot storage building. They were assisted in locating the project area by Mr. Phil Worley, Superintendent of the Experiment Station. Geographically, the project area lies north of the Coosawattee River in northeast Gordon County (Map #1). Three hundred of the 653 acre tract lies primarily within the floodplain of the Coosawattee River and was plowed for the planting of grass seed in April 1996.
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