State & National Parks
Atlanta Metro Region
Coast
Historic South
Southern Rivers
Mountains
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ATLANTA METRO
Stone Mountain Park
Hwy. 78 East
Stone Mountain, GA 30087
800-317-2006
http://www.stonemountainpark.com Georgia's #1 attraction features the Confederate Memorial Carving on the huge mass of granite and it is the world's largest relief sculpture. The park also offers visitors Crossroads, an 1870s southern town, including Georgia's ONLY 4D Theater and The Great Barn children's attraction. Plus, ride to the mountain top on the Skylift, tour an antebellum plantation, ride a paddlewheel riverboat, take a scenic journey on our train and much more including the Lasershow, hiking, fishing and picnics
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COAST Fort McAllister State Park
3894 Ft. McAllister Rd.
Richmond Hill, GA 31324
800-864-7275 or 912-727-2339
http://www.gastateparks.org or
http://www.fortmcallister.org This park is the home of the best preserved earthwork fortification of the Confederacy. The sand and mud earthworks were attacked seven times by Union ironclads, but did not fall until captured in 1864 by Gen. William T. Sherman during his infamous March to the Sea. Home of the best preserved earthwork fortification of the Confederacy.
Old Fort Jackson
1 Ft. Jackson Rd.
Savannah, GA 31404
912-232-3945
http://www.chsgeorgia.org The offspring of a Revolutionary War battery, which was bought by the federal government in 1808; garrisoned during the War of 1812; rebuilt in 1842; and occupied by Confederates during the War Between the States. At special events held at the fort, blasts are fired from the fort's massive 32-pound cannon, one of the largest black powder cannons still fired in America.
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HISTORIC SOUTH A.H. Stephens State Park
456 Alexander
P.O. Box 310
Crawfordville, GA30631
706)456-2602
http://www.gastateparks.org This quiet site combines the recreational fun of a state park with the educational resources of a historic site. Named after the vice president of the Confederacy and governor of Georgia, A.H. Stephens State Historic Park features a Confederate museum with one of the finest collections of Civil War artifacts in Georgia, including uniforms and documents. Stephens home, Liberty Hall, is renovated to its 1875 style, fully furnished and open for tours. Beautiful outdoor facilities make this park a treat for both nature lovers and history buffs.
Jarrell Plantation National Historic Site
711 Jarrell Plantation Rd.
Juliette, GA 31046
912-986-5172
http://www.gastateparks.org Nestled in the red clay hills of Georgia, this cotton plantation was owned by a single family for more than 140 years. It survived Gen. Shermans March to the Sea, typhoid fever, Emancipation, Reconstruction, the cotton boll weevil, the advent of steam power and a transition from farming to forestry.
Robert Toombs House State Historic Site
216 E. Robert Toombs Ave.
Washington, GA 30673
706-678-2226
http://home.g-net.net/~toombs Restored antebellum home with family furnishings and artifacts. Visitors are welcome to tour the ho Restored antebellum home with family furnishings and artifacts. Visitors are welcome to tour the house and grounds, view exhibits and displays, and enjoy a dramatic film portraying an elderly Toombs relating his story to a young reporter.
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SOUTHERN RIVERS
Andersonville National Historic Site
496 Cemetery Road
Andersonville, GA 31711
229-924-0343
http://www.nps.gov/ande Andersonville, or Camp Sumter as it was officially known, was one of the largest of many Confederate military prisons established during the Civil War. It was built early in 1864 after Confederate officials decided to move the large number of Federal prisoners kept in and around Richmond, Virginia, to a place of greater security and a more abundant food supply. During the 14 months the prison existed, more than 45,000 Union soldiers were confined here. Of these, almost 13,000 died from disease, poor sanitation, malnutrition, overcrowding, or exposure to the elements.
Jefferson Davis Memorial State Historic Site
338 Jeff Davis Park Road
Fitzgerald, GA 31750
229-831-2335
http://gastateparks.org/info.asp?id=58&s=0.0.1.5 On May 10, 1865, about a mile from the little town of Irwinville, Georgia, federal troops captured Jefferson Davis. For four years, Jefferson Davis had led the Confederacy as its president. But on that spring morning, with his arrest, the government of the Confederate States of America ceased to exist. Today, a monument marks the spot where Jefferson Davis was arrested. Visitors can tour the 13-acre historic site that includes a museum built by the WPA in 1939, a quarter mile nature trail, picnic tables and a group shelter. The site staff offers guided tours of the capture site along with special presentations by site volunteers and period re-enactors.
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MOUNTAINS
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