Archaeological Reconnaissance and Monitoring of Clean-up Activities at the Clapp Factory Cemetery, 9Me187, Muscogee County, Georgia

The Clapp Factory Cemetery (State Archaeological Site Number 9Me187) is located in northern Muscogee County, just east of the Chattahoochee River and below the Georgia Power Company's Oliver Dam. The cemetery property is owned by Georgia Power Company. A grassroots preservation organization, known as the Clapp Factory Cemetery Preservation League, was formed in early 2003 for the purposes of preserving the history and place of the Clapp Factory and the Clapp Factory Cemetery. On March 29, 2003 a clean-up program was conducted by that fledgling organization at the Clapp Factory Cemetery in Muscogee County, Georgia. LAMAR Institute archaeologists Daniel Elliott and Rita Elliott conducted this preliminary reconnaissance of the cemetery in conjunction with the clean-up effort. This report provides background information on the history and previous archaeological investigations in the vicinity of the cemetery. The preliminary observations concerning the cemetery are described. Several recommendations for future management of the cemetery are offered.