In December 2001, Southeastern Archeological Services conducted an intensive, Phase I archeological survey of a tract of land that is to be transferred from the U.S. Forest Service to the Rabun County Department of Education. The tract measures about 150 acres and is centered on Boggs Mountain, in central Rabun County. Section 106 of the Historic Preservation Act of 1966 requires that federal agencies consider the effects of federal undertakings (such as this transfer of land) on significant cultural resources, which are those eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Our survey is one step in meeting that requirement. Archival research at the Georgia Archaeological Site Files and the U.S. Forest Service headquarters in Gainesville showed that no known archeological sites and no historic period structures occurred on the tract. Our field survey conducted on December 11 and 12, 2001 located two sites, both small, sparse prehistoric lithic scatters, designated as sites 9RA253 and 9RA254. We recommend that both sites are not eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places as neither is likely to yield important information. Therefore, in regard to archeological resources, we recommend that the land transfer proceed with no further work.
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