Historic resource study - Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area and the Chattahoochee River Corridor
Brown LE. 1980. Historic resource study - Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area and the Chattahoochee River Corridor. Historic Resource Study. National Park Service, Department of the Interior
The Chattahoochee River begins in the North Georgia Mountains near Brasstown Bald. This study is concerned with the 48 mile segment of the river between Buford Dam and Peachtree Creek. It was this segment of the river that beginning in the last years of the 1960’s and during the 1970’s became identified as a unique river environment worthy of preservation. Concern for this environment was crystalized by the first evidence of the rapid spread of urban development on the banks of the river in 1970. Beginning in that year, an awareness of the need to preserve began to grow. It culminated in the creation of Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in 1978. This report attempts to provide an overview of the historical events that occurred along that portion of the river.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Brown, Lenard
- Date of Issue
- 1980-11
- Publisher
- National Park Service, Department of the Interior
- Units
- CHAT , HIST
- Keywords
- Chattahoochee River, Civil War, Cultural Resources, ehistory, History, Indians, Industry, Natural Resources, Preservation, Settlement