Archaeological Testing at Sites 9Fo327, 9Fo337, 9Fo338, 9Fo353, and 9Fo364 and Architectural Evaluation of Site 9Fo351 Silver Creek Development Site. Forsyth County, Georgia.

R.S. Webb & Associates (RSWA) conducted evaluative testing excavations at five sites (9FO327, 9FO337, 9FO338, 9FO353 and 9FO364) located in the Silver Creek development site in Forsyth County, Georgia. An architectural evaluation was conducted at a sixth site (9FO351) by RSWA's consultant, The Jaeger Company. The sites were detected during a cultural resources survey of the Phase IV-X areas within the Silver Creek development site conducted by R. S. Webb & Associates (Gantt and Webb 1996c). Testing confirmed prehistoric occupations dating to the Paleoindian (Site 9FO353), Early Archaic (Site 9FO353), Middle Archaic (Sites 9FO337 and 9FO338), Late Archaic (Site 9FO337), Early/Middle Woodland (Sites 9FO327, 9FO353 and 9FO364) and Middle/Late Woodland (Sites 9FO327, 9FO353 and 9FO364) periods. Excavations indicate intact prehistoric deposits at Sites 9FO337 and 9FO353. Both of these sites have the potential to expand current knowledge of prehistoric life in the Chattahoochee River valley. Because of a high level of disturbance, prehistoric deposits at Sites 9FO327 and 9FO338 are not likely to retain significant prehistoric information. Historic occupations were observed at four archeological sites, each the location of a house, and the Hansard Farm (Site 9FO351). The earliest occupation occurred at Site 9FO364 and predates the Civil War. Site 9FO353 spans an occupational period of about 1840 to 1900. The Hansard Farm (Site 9FO351) dates from about 1870 well into the 20th century. The house at Site 9FO338 was established in the late 19th century and was abandoned prior to 1938. Sites 9FO353 and 9FO364 both contain highly intact archeological deposits, while Site 9FO337 has been severely disturbed. The Hansard House contains significant information representative of an affluent late 19th to early 20th century farm property.