- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources, Division of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Sites, 2004
- Date of Original:
- 2005
- Subject:
- Parks--Georgia
Natural resources conservation areas--Georgia
Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park (Cordele, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Crisp County, Cordele, 31.96351, -83.78239
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Title from caption
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA N200.P2 S1 V4 2004
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bn200-pp2-bs1-bv4-b2004
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bn200-pp2-bs1-bv4-b2004
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
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MEMORIAL
STATE PARK
FACILITIES
1,308 Acres 77 Tent, Trai ler,
RV Campsites cabl e TV hookups The Retreat at Lake Blackshear (78 lodge rooms, 10 cot tages, conference center and restaura nt) 18-Hole Golf Course and Pro Shop Swimming Beach Marina ,-mile Nature Trail 4 Picnic Shelters 2 Group Shelters (sea t 100 and 150) Pioneer Campground R/ C Model Airplane Flying Field
ACTIVITIES
Golf Boating and Skiing -
private boats permitted Fishing-bass, bream, crappie, catfish SAM Shortline Excursion Train
Establi shed as a memorial to U.S. veterans, this park features a museum with aircraft, armored vehicles, uniforms, weapons, medals and other items from the Revolutionary War through the Gul f War. The Retreat at Lake Blackshear is a privately operated conference center with 78 lodge rooms , 10 cottages and a restaurant. The SAM Shortline Excursion Train runs through the park on its way from Cordele to Plains, allowing r iders to see an antique te lephone museum, Habitat for Humanity's Global Vi llage, President Jimmy Carter's boyhood farm and other attractions. An 18-hole golf course and pro shop, along with 8,600-acre Lake Blackshear, make this one of Georgia's most popular state parks.
Operated by the Georgia Oepartment of Natural Resources 6/04
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Located 9 miles west of 1-75 (exit #101) near Cordele on U.S. Hwy. 280.
NEARBY ATTRACTIONS
SAM Shortline Excursion Train Andersonville National
Historic Site Warner Robins Air Museum Providence Canyon
State Conservation Park
Georgia Rural Telephone Museum
Jimmy Carter Natl. Historic Site Chehaw Wild Animal Park Jefferson Davis Memorial
State Historic Site
HOURS
Park Hours: 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Office Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
INFORMATION
Georgia Veterans Memorial
Georgia State Parks
State Park
and Historic Sites
2459-A U.S. Highway 280 West
2 MLK Jr. Drive, Suite 1352
Cordele, GA 31015 Park: 229-276-2371 Golf: 229-276-2377
Atlanta, GA 30334 404-656-2770
Retreat at Lake Blackshear: 1-800-459-1230
SAM Shortline Excursion Train: 1-877-427-2457
For Reservations: 800-864-7275 or www.gastateparks.org www.golfgeorgia.org
Reservation Center open Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-8 p.m. and Saturday-Sunday 9 a.m. - 5p.m. EST
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