Tugaloo Corridor is a project of the Stephens County Foundation

The banner above appears on many of the web pages on the Tugaloo Corridor site.

Who / What is the Stephens County Foundation? When did it begin? .. for what purpose?

The event time line on the adjacent panel will provide some answers.

Agencies participating in the Tugaloo Corridor Project

Stephens County Oconee County
GA DOTransp SC DOTransp
City of Toccoa US Forest Service
GA Dept of Natural Resources GA Power Co
TSC Chamber of Commerce Oconee Hist Soc
Stephens Historical Society  US Army Corps of Engineers

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  • 1998 - first meetings of a group of interested citizens were held to discuss the possible purchase of 92 acres of property containing the Cherokee town of Estatoe on the Tugaloo River.
  • The potential for purchase arose from conversations between Ray Ward and Channing Hayes.
  • May, 1999 - The Stephens Co. Foundation was chartered as a not-for-profit corporation formed for the primary purpose of acquiring the Estatoe site property.
  • The Foundation contacted the Trust for Public Lands (Kevin Johnson). Their interest evolved into purchase of option to buy the Estatoe property.
  • The property was purchased by TPL and was transfered to SCF through a loan with a balance of ~$300,000.
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Mission: To Protect & Preserve the Historic and Natural Resources in the Tugaloo Corridor and To inform the Public about these Resources.

"Tugaloo Cultural & Environmental Learning Center"

(Property Plan)