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A Message from the Director "Boats Ahoy!" Surveying Sunken Boats at F.D. Roosevelt State Park's Lake Franklin News and Announcements Upcoming Events
A Message from the Director
by: Dr. David Crass, david.crass@dnr.ga.gov Division Director & Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer
The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it. Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President
Five Years of Developing Young DNR Leaders
This year marks the 5th year of the DNR Leadership Academy (L/A). Planning for the launch of L/A began in 2015 when, working with Deputy Commissioner Walter Rabon, we conducted and facilitated a cross-divisional retreat. This was followed by 18 months of
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content development and instructor recruiting. Our goal was to address a challenge that many organizations face: as an agency we were promoting folks who were accomplished in their own area of technical expertise--and we were expecting them to somehow, magically, become good leaders. To date 71 current DNR employees have graduated from the academy, and in June we'll welcome 18 new students who will graduate in November.
Over time the five courses that make up the academy have evolved as we freshened up presentations, introduced new speakers, and refined our goals. However, the basis for the curriculum has remained constant. Content is intended to expose students to both servant leadership and adaptive leadership concepts and practitioners; build networks across the organization; and expose participants to all the basic nuts and bolts they will need to know to actually develop and execute policy in a public agency setting.
Measuring success (or lack thereof) is one of the most important improvements that we have made to the L/A in the last several years. UGA's Associate Dean for Outreach, Kris Irwin; Wildlife Resources Division Senior Program Manager, Kim Morris-Zarneke; and a Curriculum Committee made up of L/A graduates were instrumental in developing very specific goals and metrics for each of the five courses that make up the academy. The survey instruments the committee designed have been critical to refining our content so as to make the greatest possible impact on the students.
At this point in the L/A's evolution we have reached the stage where the program is mature and self-sustaining. Wildlife Resources and Parks, Recreation, and Historic Sites Divisions have brought new resources, including experienced educators and facilitators, to the table. These talented and driven DNR staff will be invaluable as we conduct our classes--safely-during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Leadership Academy Class of 2018
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"Boats Ahoy!" Surveying Sunken Boats at F.D. Roosevelt State Park's Lake Franklin

By: Josh Headlee, Preservation Specialist and Judd Smith, Parks Historian
On May 13, 2020, Deputy State Archaeologist Rachel Black, WRD Archaeologist Sarah Love, Parks Archaeologist Aimee Bouzigard, Parks Historian Judd Smith, and Preservation Specialist Josh Headlee met with Kurt Knoerl, a professor and underwater archaeologist from the Armstrong Campus of Georgia Southern University to inspect and document several small boats found at Lake Franklin at F. D. Roosevelt State Park.
The boats had been located some years ago by side scan sonar during a survey of the lake which followed a tornado that damaged large sections of the park in 2011. In early 2020 they were exposed when rehabilitation of the lake's dam required the lake to be drained. Joel Griffin of the DNR Engineering and Construction Division took a personal interest in the project and requested that the DNR Archaeology Section conduct a survey of the boats.
It was a very interesting and exciting day for all involved. The group discovered the "wreckage" of six sunken boats scattered throughout the footprint of the drained lake in various states of damage and deterioration. Dr. Knoerl is an expert in naval construction and his expertise was invaluable in the process of cataloging the boats and making a determination if any of them were intact enough to be raised, conserved, and interpreted.
The survey concluded that there were two different types of boats. Four of the six have pointed bows and squared-off sterns. The remaining two were constructed with a square bow and stern. All were approximately 15 feet long and each boat is so similar to the others of the same type that they are likely produced at the same time and from the same maker or
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manufacturer. From research done before and during the survey, and through the use of period photographs it is estimated that they date to late 1940s or early 1950s.

While the survey was unable to determine what caused all of the boats to sink, one boat still had a makeshift rubber patch tacked to its hull. The patch had been intended to cover a large hole in the side of the boat. It is likely that it failed at some point and sent the boat to the bottom.
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Another interesting discovery during the survey were pieces of wood that still had visible paint. From this the team determined that one of the boats was painted, at least partially, red and another was partially blue.
Unfortunately, all of the boats were deteriorated badly enough that any attempt to move or salvage them would result in their destruction. Some of the boats appear amazingly intact and complete, however, all of them were constructed with thin pieces of wood that are very brittle and have lost most of the rosins that compose the integrity of the wooden pieces. Also the screws and other attachment hardware have corroded to the extent that any attempts to move the boats intact would result in these components failing and the boats falling apart.
While raising and conserving the boats may not be possible, the research collected during the survey will preserve the knowledge of their existence. An interpretive panel is planned to discuss the lake's history, and the discovery of the boats will be included to educate visitors about the early recreational history of the park. There may even be an opportunity to use pieces of recovered wood in an exhibit at the park, or to have a boatwright construct a replica based on the data recovered. Discussions on how best to interpret this fascinating find will continue moving forward.
Many thanks to Dr. Kurt Knoerl and his wealth of knowledge. Projects like these require a great deal of interagency cooperation, but the results are worth the effort. Uncovering the history of our parks and historic sites helps provide a more holistic approach to interpreting our cultural resources.
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News and Announcements
The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation is seeking nominations for their 2021 Places in Peril. The Georgia Trust's Places in Peril program identifies historic sites threatened by demolition, neglect, lack of maintenance, inappropriate development, or other threats. Get more information here. The deadline is June 19, 2020.
The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. is accepting applications for their Historic Landscape Preservation Grants. Funding is provided in the form of 50/50 matching grants at a maximum of $3,000. Grants are funded for a one-year period. For more information, visit their website.
Upcoming Events
Would you like to see an event listed? Email allison.asbrock@dnr.ga.gov.
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