To purchase a copy of David Coughlin's first book "A Storybook Site" the early history and construction of Buford Dam click the following link: Lake Lanier History.

We have made a couple new additions to the website. The first is the archives section. Under the Archives page you will find monthly articles written to provide you with information on the construction and development of the dam through out the years.

In our media section you will find a series of articles called "Picture This". These articles will provide you with a glimpse into the early years of Lake Hartwell.

This web page is dedicated to research for a book on the early
history of Hartwell Dam and Hartwell Lake.  David Coughlin, who has authored a similiar book on the early history of Buford Dam and Lake Lanier on the Chattahoochee and Chestatee Rivers entitled “A Storybook Site, The Early History and Construction of Buford Dam”, is conducting research for just such a book on Hartwell Dam. Having completed many years of research for his book on Lake Lanier he knows the importance of historical materials that are still in the possession of the general public packed away in attics, basements, closets, and garages.   It belonged to someone's parents, grandparents, even great grandparents, or an aunt or uncle or other close relative.  This is the stuff history is made of and is just waiting for someone to tell the story.  If you have historical information, photographs, magazine and newspapers, letters, documents and would like to see it used in a publication on the project's history now is your chance.

If you would like to get in touch with the author please provide us with as much of the information as possible and he will contact you as soon as possible.