History Cherokee Announces 2023 Historic Preservation Award Winners History Cherokee’s Historic Preservation Awards honor owners of historic properties in Cherokee County and their outstanding work in historic preservation. The award recipients are determined by a committee of volunteers who spend time over several months visiting and learning about the nominated sites and talking with the property owners. This Year’s Award Recipients • Rusk Family Cemetery, Woodstock – The Rusk family • Roberts Lake Dam and Power Generation Facility, Ball Ground – City of Ball Ground • Dot's Fine Wine & Craft, Ball Ground – Todd Martin and Cindy Shera • Downtown Kitchen Building, Canton – Bill, Tina, and Zach Kell • Wilson-Clark Home, Canton – Cory Wilson and John Clark • Cox-Luman Homeplace, Waleska – The Cox-Luman family History Cherokee also honored longtime volunteer Chuck Douglas with the Judson Roberts Lifetime Service Award.