On July 4, 1994, Tropical Storm Alberto hit the Gulf Coast of Florida and moved inland. Although no major damage was crated by the initial surge of the storm, subsequent flooding of Georgia and Northwest Florida caused massive damage to property. In the state of Georgia aver 30 dams were destroyed in the Flint, Chattahoochee, and Ocmulgee river basins. President Clinton declared parts of the state to be a disaster area on July 7,1994. The Federal Emergency Management. Agency (FEW) was tasked with helping the residents of Georgia regain control of their lives and property. As part of the relief effort, FEMA will provide Federal finds to help restore many of the destroyed dams. Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act makes provisions for identification and protection of historic resources on a Federally control W projects. Since Federal aid is involved in the dam repair project, potential effects to historic resources must be taken into consideration. To help access potential effects to historic resources, FEMA requested the assistance of the Mob& District, Corps of Engineers. The Mobile District Historic Resources Staff was tasked by FEMA to assess potential effects that repairs to damaged dams might have an historic resources within the Mobile Districts Civil Works boundary. This boundary is established by the drainage divide between the Flint and Ocmulgee river basins.
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