Fort Daniel Preservation Efforts

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Fort Daniel Preservation Efforts
Frank Perry

• Can Gwinnett Countys Oldest Historic Site Be
  Saved? And If So, For What?

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Field Investigations

• Since the summer of 2006, The Gwinnett
  Archaeological Society (GARS) has been conducting
  archaeological and historic investigations at the
  Gwinnett County Frontier and 1812 War site known
  as Fort Daniel.
• Newly uncovered historic documents have revealed
  that there were actually two forts at the Hog
  Mountain site dating from the 1790s through at
  least 1815.
• Hundreds of recovered artifacts and several
  intact buried features have demonstrated that
  this is a significant archaeological site

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The Perils of Pauline The Hope for Salvation

• The Fort Daniel tract and adjoining tracts are
  for sale for commercial development.
• GARS and the Friends of Fort Daniel (FFD) have
  been focusing for the last year on strategies to
  save the site and its immediate environs from
  development
• and to work for the creation of a passive,
  archaeological park The Fort Daniel Historical
  Archaeological Research Park.

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The Path to Deliverance 2006-2008
Highlights

• Ongoing archaeological investigations by GARS.
• Friends of Fort Daniel (FFD) is organized to
  help save site.
• The Gwinnett Open Land Trust (GOLT) gets involved
  (without money).
• The Archaeological Conservancy visits the site
  and offers guidance (but no money)
• Idea of an Archaeological Park develops. Owners
  of adjoining tracts visit site and are apprised
  of park idea (but land no offers).
• Presentations made to L-ville Rotary and Fort
  Daniel Elementary School 4th graders.

• Flag Day Public Archaeology Event held.
• GOLT arranges meeting between FFD, Gwinnett
  County Community Services Director, and Gwinnett
  County Commissioner to discuss preservation of
  the site and archaeological park concept.
• County arranges for appraisals for 3 tracts of
  land for proposed 15-acre archaeological park.
• Fort Daniel listed on Georgia Trust Places in
  Peril for 2009.

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2009 Georgia Trust Spotlight On Fort Daniel -
Fort Daniel Elementary School
Dave Crass
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2009 Georgia Trust Grant Award
Park Design Graphics by jBa
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Fort Daniel Frontier FaireArchaeology Month 2009
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Skip Hopkins, GrtGrtGrtGrt-Grandson of Major
General Allen Daniel
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Bruce Maney, President, Button Gwinnett Chapter
SAR
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Tim Hall the storey teller
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Catherine Long
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They actually found something !
Plow Scar
Top of Palisade Wall Trench
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Dick Brunelle
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Phil Hoskins, Director, Gwinnett County Community
Services disucssing park idea with project
archaeologist, Jim DAngelo
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Keeping Them Crossed

• Purchase of the 15 acres for the park would come
  from 2009 SPLOST funds. The decision to acquire
  or not acquire would come sometime this summer.
• If purchased by the County the site would be
  developed and managed by a non-governmental,
  non-profit, tax-exempt entity.
• The Friends of Fort Daniel have undertaken to
  become The Fort Daniel Foundation, Inc., a
  non-profit, tax-exempt entity.
• As a 501(3)(c) entity, the Foundation will have
  the legal standing necessary to work with the
  County, and to apply for most kinds of grants.

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Wish Us Luck!