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GA SR956
Resolution
Status
Engrossed
2/26/2016
Primary Sponsor
Steve Gooch
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AI Summary
- Three road segments in White County are dedicated as the Sautee Nacoochee Arts and Heritage District: Georgia 255 North (from Georgia 17 to Covered Bridge Road), Georgia 17 (from Joe Brown Pike Bridge to Helen Highway), and Helen Highway (from Dukes Creek Crossing to 7300 Helen Highway).
- The Nacoochee Valley (~25,000 acres) was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, and the Sautee Valley (~10,000 acres) was added in 1986; both were designated as one of the 100 Best Small Arts Communities in the United States in the 1980s.
- The valleys hold significant historical importance as the intersection of two major Native American trails (Unicoi and Rabun), the site of gold discovery in 1828, and the location of the Nichols-Hunnicutt Hardman Estate and Cherokee Burial Mound acquired by Governor Hardman in 1903.
- The Georgia Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs marking the dedicated district.
Legislative Description
Sautee Nacoochee Arts and Heritage District; White County; dedicate
Last Action
House Second Readers
3/2/2016
Full Bill Text
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