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Public Archaeology Sites In Georgia |
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Address and Telephone |
| Confederate Gunboats | Muscogee County | On exhibit are the hulls to two Confederate gunboats, the Chattahoochee and the Jackson. They are interpreted in the context of the Civil War naval history. Both hulls were recovered archaeologically from the Chattahoochee River. |
Confederate Naval Museum P.O. Box 1022 Columbus, GA 31902 706-327-9798 |
| Etowah Indian Mounds | Bartow County | On the banks of the Etowah River, a group of earthen mounds was built by Indians for ceremonial and political purposes during the Mississippian Period. |
Etowah Indian Mounds Route 2, Indian Mounds Road Cartersville, GA 30120 770-387-3747 Closed Mondays |
| Town of Florence | Stewart County | In 1836, Florence was created to meet the needs of the area as merchants and speculators for marketing cotton. However, it remained in the shadow of Columbus. The archaeology and history of the community are interpreted. |
Florence Marina State Park Route 1, Box 36 Omaha, GA 31821 912-838-4706 or 912-838-4706 |
| Fort Frederica | Glynn County | Established on St. Simons Island in 1736, this fortified settlement became General Oglethorpe's military headquarters in his campaigns against the Spanish in Florida. Ruins of the town and fort are interpreted |
Fort Frederica National Monument P.O. Box 816 St. Simon's Island, GA 31522 912-638-3639 |
| Fort King George | McIntosh County | This bluff site on the Altamaha River was occupied by Indians for thousands of years, then it served the Spanish and the British. In the last century, it functioned as the site of a lumber mill and port. |
Fort King George Historic Site P.O. Box 711 Darien, GA 31304 912-437-4770 Closed Mondays |
| Fort McAllister | Bryan County | During the Civil War this Confederate fort was attacked by Union gunboats coming up the Ogeechee River. Archaeology preceded the reconstruction and interpretation of the fort. |
Fort McAllister Historic Site Box 394-A Ft. McAllister Road Richmond Hill, GA 31324 912-727-2339 Closed Mondays |
| Fort Mountain Rock Wall | Murray County | Near the top of this mountain, a discontinuous wall of rocks zigzags across a slope for about 900 feet. Built of local stone, it ranges in height from 3 to 10 feet and width from 4 to 16 feet. Its origin and function are disputed. Archaeologists think the wall was erected by Indians during the Woodland Period. |
Fort Mountain State Park Route 7, Box 7008 Chatsworth, GA 30705 706-695-2621 |
| Kolomoki Indian Mounds | Early County | Preserved in a State Park, this complex of earthen mounds was built by Indians as a center for political and ceremonial activities during the Woodland Period. |
Kolomoki Mounds State Park Route 1, Box 114 Blakely, GA 31723 912-723-5296 Museum closed Mondays |
| McIntosh Sugarhouse | Camden County | In 1826 or 1827, John Houston McIntosh built a sugarhouse in Dark Entry Swamp as part of an experiment to find a crop to replace cotton. Built of tabby, a durable material, the walls of the building remain. Open to the public, the ruins are located north of St. Mary's on GA Highway 40 Spur, across from the main entrance to Kings Bay Naval Base. | |
| Nacoochee Indian Mound | White County | Not accessible to the public, this earthen mound is the scenic focus of the west end of the Nacoochee Valley. Built by the Indians during the Mississippian Period, it was partially excavated in 1915. A report suggested it to be the de Soto site of Guaxule. Subsequent archaeological interpretations do not agree. The mound may be seen on the east side of GA Highway 75 just before crossing the Chattahoochee River south of Helen. | |
| New Echota Cherokee Capital | Gordon County | This was the site of the capital of the Cherokee Nation from 1825-1838. As most of the original buildings were destroyed, archaeology has played a major role in site planning and interpretation. Five restored buildings include the print shop of the newspaper, The Cherokee Phoenix. |
New Echota Historic Site 1211 Chatsworth Highway NE Calhoun, GA 30701 706-629-8151 Closed Mondays |
| Ocmulgee Indian Mounds | Bibb County | Built by Indians during the Mississippian Period, this group of earthen mounds features a restored earth lodge. | Ocmulgee
National Monument 1207 Emery Highway Macon, GA 31201 912-752-8257 Closed December 25 and January 1 |
| Pickett's Mill Battlefield | Paulding County | On May 27, 1864, the Union Army failed to outflank confederate positions in their advance on Atlanta. Planning, development, and interpretation of this site have depended heavily on archaeology. |
Pickett's
Mill Historic Site 4433 Mt. Tabor Road Dallas, GA 30157 770-443-7850 Closed Mondays |
| Rock Eagle Effigy Mound | Putnam County | Rocks piled to a height of 10 feet form an effigy of a bird 102 feet long from head to tail and 120 feet wide from wing tip to wing tip. Indians of the Woodland Period are thought to have erected the effigy for ceremonial purposes. A tower offers an elevated view. The effigy mound if located 9 miles north of Eatonton at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center on US Highway 441/129. | 4-H Center 706-485-2831
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| Roods Creek Mounds | Stewart County | This complex of earthen mounds was constructed by Indians at the juncture of Roods Creek and the Chattahoochee River. It served as a center of political and ceremonial activities during the Mississippian Period. The site is accessible only through scheduled tours. For information contact either: | Walter F.
George Resource Managers Office P.O. Box 281 Fort Gaines, GA 31751 912-768-2516 Florence Marina State
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| Sweetwater Creek | Douglas County | The ruins of the New Manchester Manufacturing Company, a Civil War-era textile mill, are interpreted. Archaeology played a role in the planning and development of the park. | Sweetwater
Creek Conservation Park Lithia Springs, GA 30057 770-732-5871 |
| Toombs House | Wilkes County | The home of Robert Toombs, state legislator, US congressman and senator, and Secretary of State of the Confederacy, interprets his life and times. Archaeology played a role in the investigation of the house and the yard. | Robert
Toombs House Historic Site P.O. Box 605 Washington, GA 30673 706-678-2226 Closed Mondays |
| Track Rock Gap Archaeological Area | Union County | Clustered in this gap are rocks with carvings of animals, crosses, circles, and human footprints on them. Exactly who carved them is unknown, but some archaeologists think Indians may have done it long before the Europeans arrived. | US Forest
Service Office 1755 Cleveland Highway Gainesville, GA 30501 770-536-0541 |
| Wormsloe Plantation | Chatham County | On the Isle of Hope, 10 miles south of Savannah, Noble Jones, a colonial settler, physician, surveyor, politician, and one of General Oglethorpe's officers, finished building a fortified home in 1749. This remote home site along the Skidaway River defended Savannah's "back door". At the end of the mile-long, oak-lined drive, the tabby ruins of Jones' home may be explored. | Wormsloe
Historic Site 7601 Skidaway Road Savannah, GA 31406 912-353-3023 |
Last updated: May 13, 2007
