Preservation Georgia Online May 3-7, 2004
In this issue: Preserve Georgia is the theme for historic preservation month National Register News Adios Andrea! South GA RDC planner heads north Federal transportation grants awarded TPL helps protect land near Trail of Tears sites Southern Museum Employees Write The Southern Railway History Book Positions available in Georgia New additions to the Preservation Events Calendar Subscription Information
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Preserve Georgia is the theme for historic preservation month
Governor Sonny Perdue will officially proclaim May as Georgia Historic Preservation Month in a ceremony on May 18. This year's theme, Preserve Georgia, celebrates our state's diverse history and resources and how historic preservation helps save that heritage.
HPD will hold its eighth annual Preservation Achievement Awards presentation in conjunction with the National Register Review Board meeting on May 21 in Atlanta. Recognition is given to people and organizations throughout the state who have made significant contributions to protecting Georgia's historic and archaeological resources.
Preservation-related events will take place in communities across Georgia. HPD's Web site is a great source for special event listings. Go to at www.gashpo.org and check the Events Calendar for historic preservation month activities near you. May is also Georgia Archaeology Awareness Month. Visit the Society for Georgia Archaeology Web site at www.georgia-archaeology.org/sga to learn how you can get involved in archaeology.
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National Register News
Wesleyan College Historic District, 4760 Forsyth Rd., Macon, Bibb County, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on April 2, 2004.
The following nominations will be presented at the May 21 National Register Review Board meeting in Atlanta: Northwest Cedartown Historic District, Polk Co.; Central State Hospital Cemeteries, Baldwin Co.; Walter and Annie Holt House, Bibb Co.;

Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery, Brooks Co.; Eric Vernon Folds House, Carroll Co.; Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Athens, Clarke Co.; Peabody School, Eastman, Dodge Co.; William H. Crogman School, Atlanta, Fulton Co.; Leesburg High School, Leesburg, Lee Co.; Pope House - Lankford Manor, Tifton, Tift Co.; West Point Freight Depot, West Point, Troup Co.; and Marsh-Warthen House, LaFayette, Walker Co.
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Adios Andrea! South GA RDC planner heads north
Andrea Gerhart MacDonald has recently left her position as the Historic Preservation Planner for the South GA RDC to take a position with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau for Historic Preservation. (This is the Pennsylvania SHPO.) http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bhp/overview.asp?secid=25. Andrea will serve as Chief of the Division of Preservation Services and will manage the CLG, National Register and Tax Programs. Good luck, Andrea - you will be missed!
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Federal transportation grants awarded
Cities and counties throughout (Georgia) have been awarded transportation enhancement grants to build or improve trails, sidewalks, greenways, streetscapes and historic transportation-related facilities. The grants are federal transportation dollars that the state Department of Transportation has to spend. Local governments must apply for grants and provide matching money to pay for 20 percent of the projects. The program's goal is to diversify transportation and livability in Georgia by paying for nonroad projects such as sidewalks. The DOT received 338 applications from local governments for the $52 million to be distributed in Georgia in 2004. From the applications, the DOT chose 127. For more information about Transportation Enhancement (TE) projects, visit the Georgia DOT Web site at http://www.dot.state.ga.us/dot/plan-prog/planning/projects/te/index.shtml.
Excerpted from Transportation grants awarded: federal funds go to non-road projects by Christopher Quinn, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, published May 2, 2004. http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/horizon/0504/03dotgrants.html
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TPL helps protect land near Trail of Tears sites
Visit the Trust for Public Land's Georgia Web site at http://www.tpl.org/tier2_rl.cfm?folder_id=249 for great news about Trail of Tears related

sites including DNR's Chief Vann House http://gastateparks.org/info/chiefvann/ in Murray County.
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Southern Museum Employees Write The Southern Railway History Book
Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History employees Archivist Sallie Loy, Assistant Curator Dick Hillman, and Assistant Archivist C. Patrick Cates have recently published a history of the Southern Railway. The new book is a collection of in-depth text and 200 vintage images chronicling the history of one of America's legendary railway systems. For more information, visit www.southernmuseum.org or call 770-4272117.
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Positions available in Georgia
Edwards-Pitman Environmental, Inc., an Atlanta-based firm, is currently accepting resumes for two positions: an M.A.-level Field Director/Principal Investigator (a Field Director lacking a graduate degree with considerable years of experience will be considered) and a Crew Chief. These are full-time, permanent positions in our Atlanta office. Southeastern archaeological experience is required and Georgia or North Carolina experience is preferred. The M.A.-level candidate should have significant experience in prehistoric archaeology, and in leading Phase I-III projects. Good writing skills are critical. The Crew Chief needs to have considerable experience as a technician and some supervisory field experience. Please e-mail a cover letter and resume to Dr. Lynn Pietak, lpietak@edwards-pitman.com.
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New additions to the Preservation Events Calendar
Check the Events Calendar at www.gashpo.org for complete listings by date. Please note that items on the "Preservation Events Calendar" are events and meetings of interest to preservationists. It is not to be used for the detailed scheduling of meetings with HPD staff without contacting those individuals directly.
May 8 "Tucker Celebration" street festival and historic driving tours - Tucker www.tuckergahistorical.org or 770-496-9785
May 8 Second Saturday in May Festival - Stone Mountain Village - 770-498-8984 or www.mainstreetstonemountain.com

May 8 - Mopper-Stapen Realtors Preservation Seminar Savannah - RSVP to Historic Savannah Foundation at 912-233-7787
May 11 Presentation about the excavation at the Cowpens/Grange Site (Mary Musgrove) by Chad Braley - Greater Atlanta Archaeological Society 7:30pm @ Fernbank Museum of Natural History - Atlanta
May 13 - Nineteenth Annual Governor's Awards in the Humanities Georgia Humanities Council - Atlanta - http://www.georgiahumanities.org/gov/awards.html
May 14 - Petticoat Luncheon fundraiser for the Archibald Smith Plantation Home reservations required Roswell - 770-641-3978
May 15 - 3rd Annual Village of Tucker Garden Tour - Tucker www.tuckergahistorical.org or 770-496-9785
May 17 - "John Louis Mitch: The Best Soldier I Ever Saw" lecture by Dr. David Evans Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park - 770-427-4686 http://www.nps.gov/kemo/
May 18 - Georgia Historical Society Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony for The Ballard-Hudson Senior High School Macon - 404-349-2095 or CarolynCVictory@AOL.com
May 21 Historic Augusta's Cotton Ball Membership Drive Augusta - 706-724-0436
May 22 "Sandy Springs: Old South to New South" traveling exhibition and video presentation - Sandy Springs 404-851-9101 or www.heritagesandysprings.org
July 8-11 2004 Organization of American Historians Southern regional conference Atlanta - http://www.oah.org/meetings/2004regional/index.html
Sept 25 - 12-hour guided bus tour of Rural Walker County historic sites - Walker County African American Historical and Alumni Association, Inc. - 770-593-1262 or e-mail: bfo8936134@aol.com
2005
June 4-8, 2005 - International Heritage Development Conference - Alliance of National Heritage Areas (ANHA) Nashville - ihdc2005@mtsu.edu
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