Investigations at McClure Farm, Forsyth County, Georgia

The McClure Farm Site, 9-Fo-106 (ASCC Catalogue), was discovered during the preliminary cultural resource assessment of a portion of the Chattahoochee River floodplain immediately north of the confluence of Dick's Creek, in southern Forsyth County, Georgia. The site has been proposed for a sand-extraction operation by William Brothers Concrete Company of Atlanta, and is within the jurisdiction of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District.

The preliminary statement (Meier, 1984) identified two sites, Fo-106 and Fo-t08, within the area of potential impact and further identified associations with William Rogers (1805-1870). a quarter-blood Cherokee and signer of the Treaty of New Echota of 18)6. William Rogers had several "improvements" in 1832 which are. in part, included in the present-day McClure Farm, owned by Dr. and Mrs. John McClure of Verse Noia. The farm lies within the 2nd District of the First Section of Forsyth (originally Cherokee) County. opened to white settlement in 1833.

The Chattahoochee River Valley is well recognized for its prehistoric and historic Native American occupations, extending back some ten thousand or more years in time. The valley is to be impacted soon by the proposed construction of a re-regulation dam and impoundment by the Corps of Engineers and the Georgia Power Company. This report will reflect, in part, the type of significant cultural resources to be considered under current legislation and agency guidelines if such construction is approved. The sand-extraction plant, as proposed by William Brothers, is expected to affect only three acres, and disturbance is mainly confined to the surface of the site.

The Archeological Survey staff wishes to express their appreciation to Dr. and Mrs. McClure for their kind cooperation during the investigation and their interest in Georgia history in general.