Community Corner
Three Historic And Scenic Sites To Be Presented To Oconee County Citizen Committee Tomorrow Night
Included are Elder Mill, a multi-faceted archeological site, and a river walk.
Russ Page, a tireless advocate on behalf of historic sites in the county, will get a chance tomorrow night to make a case for funding from current and future Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax revenue of three projects in the county .
The first is preservation of the historic mill on Rose Creek just downstream from the iconic Elder Mill Covered Bridge off SR 15 (Greensboro Highway) southeast of Watkinsville.
The second is a collection of archeological sites on both sides of the Oconee River southeast of Barnett Shoals Road. Included are an old mill town, a still functioning hydroelectric dam, and Native American and prehistoric settlements.
The third is a five-mile-long walk along the Apalachee River on the county’s southwest. The trail would start at the county’s Heritage Park and continue south of the U.S. 441 bridge and would include an unused railroad bridge across the river.
Page will be talking to a Historic and Scenic Sites subcommittee of the county’s Recreational Affairs Committee and the Cultural Affairs and Tourism Committee. The meeting starts at 5:15 p.m. at the community center in Veterans Park on Hog Mountain Road.
For more on the story, go to Oconee County Observations.
Pictured: Elder Mill