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The Daniel M. Davis Home Place was awarded a This historic farmland is available for sale, lease, or lease to buy. The owner would prefer the College acquire it and be put to use as it was intended, a farm.
The history goes back even further than 100 years as a farm site to the Native Americans, who dug a drainage ditch around it. On the upper level of the land, by the Davis Regan Cabin, are remnants of the old highway before Hwy 9. The property shares a back border with Hurricane Creek and is an obvious choice for the College to acquire. Its 12 plantable acres exactly equals the areas under the proposed cutting circles at Hurricane Creek. The entire area could be annexed for a larger biology station for the college and its expanding enrollment and programs. The land is ideally suited for a tree farm.
It is historic land, behind the Davis Regan cabin, and easily acessible from Highway 9. This amazing, historic farmland includes beautiful Etowah River footage.
--Katie Klemenchich
"This is a “documented Centennial Farm” (one of 300 in the country) that has incredible rich North Georgia Appalachian history, roots to the Apache’ nation, trail of tears, and is uniquely positioned as a contiguous parcel of 17+ acres of land to Hurricane Creek …12 acres of which is extremely fertile for planting and is supported by a grandfather clause to pump 100,000 gallons of water out of the Etowah each day. Two departments at North Georgia College (Biology Department- expanding environmental studies, and North GA Appalachian studies department- expanding Appalachian history, Cherokee Nation, Dahlonega Heritage, archeology, etc. And the entire academic community would benefit from a property which is deeply rooted in Dahlonega history, offering easy and direct access up the street to the college, with 5+ acres of additional land to build green houses, laboratories, and parking. Additional easy access multi uses for a property that directly connects to Hurricane Creek located directly to the college via HWY 9 would provide greater future use to the student body for nature studies, park, and recreation. This land cannot be compared to any low value comp in the area per the aforementioned value outlined above. The property was for sale for $595K.
I will agree to sell it for my acquisition cost including pasture development, removal of existing buildings and grading including driveway from Hwy 9 to the pasture site plus two other access roads. The price is $430K. The college can secure a grant to support the historic and environmental usage of this parcel which will more than pay for the acquisition of property and the additional buildings etc. I am open to transacting this offer immediately. I own the property outright and while I am selling it for what I paid for in including grading and land improvement costs…This price is a reduction in price of $165,000 from the original listing.
I would rather sell this property to the college because of the incredible history it would provide for future generations of students attracted to a more robust educational offering in the areas of Environmental/Ecological and Appalachian history which augments the value of The Hurricane Creek Wildlife Preserve and Biological Station. The whole area can be annexed, and accessed from Highway 9. " --David Romeau, owner of McDaniel Farm
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