In August and September of 1988, Robert S. Webb, Beth Gantt and Keith McRae conducted an intensive coverage cultural resource survey of approximately 404 hectares (1000 acres) in Newton and Walton Counties, Georgia. The project area is destined to become a raw drinking water reservoir for Newton County and therefore requires a Corps of Engineers 404 permit. The permit dictates compliance with Section 106 of the Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665; 80 STAT.915; 16 U.S.C. 470) as amended. A review of the state site files and the National Register of Historic Places revealed no previously recorded sites within the survey area, though one Woodland period site (9Ne15) is very close. A review of historic maps and aerial photographs revealed no historic sites within the project area. Surface and subsurface survey efforts revealed 22 sites and 1 isolated find ranging from prehistoric lithic scatters to 20th century structural sites. It is recommended that 5 sites be investigated in more detail. Cultural clearance is recommended for the remaining sites.
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