All over Middle Georgia, various organizations, volunteer citizens and local governments are saving treasures from the past. Many projects have been completed already, and more are currently underway. This section of the HPAC Directory is designed to highlight some of the projects especially those that are in process. As you will see, these "restoration" projects are very varied and can range from archeological sites to 1950 structures, and everything in between. As anyone who has worked on a Historic Preservation project can attest to, it's never easy. There is no magic process. Each project takes hours of work to find funding, sell the idea, project manage the contractors and volunteers, and then find more funding! But as you see these projects take shape, hopefully we can all agree, it was worth the effort. We will try and keep this section up to date as work on the projects proceeds.
 
Anyone with a preservation project to share, please contact historic@mgrdc.org.

Featured Projects

Rock Hawk Effigy Project		Old County Jail Project
Upon completion of this project, the Rock Hawk Effigy will become the centerpiece in 15 miles of trails near Lake Oconee Wallace Dam area.  This map shows how an area of land around Lake Oconee in Putnam County that is (more)...		The old Putnam County Jail will be made into a law enforcement and justice museum.  Work is just beginning on the old county jail that resides close to downtown Eatonton in Putnam County.  The jail was built in 1939 and since it fell into disuse in the 1980’s after which it was threatened by demolition several times.  (more)...