Di-Lane Plantation: A Cultural Resources Survey of 8,000 Acres in Burke County, Georgia, Volume III - Architectural Survey, Di-Lane Plantation Survey 1993-1996

Summary

An archeological survey of the 32 km2 (8000 ac) Di-Lane Plantation in southern Burke County, Georgia located 238 archeological sites and 116 artifact occurrences. Di-Lane Plantation is situated in the upper Coastal Plain, which is a rich environment compared to the Fall Line Sandhills 40 km (25 mi) to the north. Soils well suited for agriculture, and the presence of chert outcrops, good wildlife habitats, and an abundant supply of water made this an attractive area for prehistoric groups. Many of the sites are large, contain dense artifact deposits, and are well preserved. Historic period sites date from the late Colonial or early Antebellum period to about 1955 when the property was turned into a hunting preserve.

A total of 74 sites are recommended as eligible or potentially eligible to the National Register of Historic Places due to their research potential. The remaining 164 sites and 116 occurrences are ineligible to the Register, and no further work should be required on these resources. In addition, historic structures on the property were evaluated for their architectural significance. One, the Kilpatrick House, is recommended eligible to the National Register of Historic Places.

This is volume III of III which contains the architectural survey of this investigation

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Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): US Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, St. Louis District

Principal Investigator(s): Chad O. Braley

Landowner(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District

Repository(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District

Prepared By(s): Gulf Engineering & Consultants, Inc., Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Southeastern Archaeological Services, Inc., Athens, Georgia

Submitted To(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District

Record Identifiers

Contract No. (s): DACW21-92-D-0013

Delivery Order No.(s): 0028

Project Number(s): 22303328

Notes

General Note: The digital materials in this collection were processed by the Veterans Curation Program (VCP), and include a finding aid, original investigation reports, photographic material spreadsheet, scanned asset key, and select archival photographs. Additional digital materials held by the VCP include additional archival photographs, document folder listing, initial data collection, notes, photographic material labels, photographic slide labels, records removal sheet and site forms. For additional information on these materials, refer to the finding aid.

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