Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area - Historic resource study
Gerdes M and Messer S. 2007. Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area - Historic resource study. Historic Resource Study. National Park Service, Department of the Interior
On August 15, 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed legislation that authorized the establishment of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (CRNRA) in northwest Georgia. The study area for this report was the region that includes the CRNRA and the surrounding area. This report has two goals. The first is to provide overviews of the study area’s history and the historic contexts that helped to shape the area’s cultural landscape. The second goal is to identify the park’s historic resources, evaluate their significance within the applicable historic context(s), and evaluate their historic integrity. Evaluation of historic resources for this study primarily focused on extant historic structure owned and managed by the National Park Service, although certain historic resources outside Federal ownership were included at the request of park staff. The report provides the basis for understanding the significance of the park’s historic resources and their interrelationships, and is a point of departure for the development of interpretive plans. In addition, it serves as a framework within which additional research should be initiated and new information incorporated. This report should assist park staff in managing, interpreting, and conducting future research on historic resources in CRNRA.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Gerdes, Marti; Messer, Scott
- Date of Issue
- 2007-02
- Publisher
- National Park Service, Department of the Interior
- Units
- CHAT , HIST
- Keywords
- Agriculture, American Indians, Archeology, Chattahoochee River, Cherokee, Civil War, Cultural Resources, ehistory, Historic Resources, History, Hydroelectric Power, Industrial, Railraods, Recreation, Resource Management, Roswell