| Georgia Veterans State Park | |
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 Georgia Veterans State Park entrance | |
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| Location | Crisp County, Georgia |
| Nearest city | Cordele, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 31°57′23″N 83°54′58″W / 31.95639°N 83.91611°W |
| Area | 1,308 acres (530 ha) |
Georgia Veterans State Park (originally the Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park) is a state park located on Lake Blackshear in Crisp County, west of Cordele, Georgia. It was established on December 4, 1946, as a memorial to U.S. Veterans. The 1,308-acre (5 km2) park features a museum with aircraft, vehicles, weapons, uniforms and other memorabilia dating from the Revolutionary War to the present.
Other attractions include 8,600-acre (35 km2) Lake Blackshear, a privately operated conference center and golf club and the SAM Shortline Excursion Train, which runs from Cordele to Plains.
In 2013, Georgia Veterans State Park was privatized and its management handed over to Coral Hospitality, a Florida-based hotel and resort management company.[1]
- ^ "Some Georgia parks moves to private management". OnlineAthens.com. Associated Press. May 27, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2017.