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The Mud River is a 6.4-mile-long (10.3 km) [1] tidal arm of the Sapelo River in McIntosh County, Georgia, in the United States. It forms the northern part of the channel separating Sapelo Island from the mainland.
The park's museum was built to incorporate part of an excavated mound; it provides an authentic setting for viewing artifacts. The museum features a film about how this mound was built and excavated. In March 1974, a thief entered the museum at the park and stole more than 129 ancient pots and effigies, numerous arrowheads, and other treasures.
[5] [6] [7] The Waycross State Forest was renamed in 1974 to Dixon Memorial State Forest in honor of longtime Georgia Forestry Commission board member, Hugh M. Dixon. [8] The 2007 Sweat Farm Fire, which was part of the Georgia Bay Complex, catastrophically burned a significant portion of the southern and western parts of the forest.
"If successful, Georgia’s new national park would provide 35 miles of protected river corridor along the Ocmulgee River, a hotspot for wildlife," the group said in a release. "Experts estimate ...
There are several lakes named Mud Lake within the U.S. state of Georgia. Mud Lake , Camden County, Georgia . 31°03′23″N 81°54′06″W / 31.05639°N 81.90167°W / 31.05639; -81
The Georgia Assembly was unable to raise the $1 million required to purchase the gorge, but Mrs. Longstreet's efforts are among the first recorded conservation movements in Georgia. Once the dam was completed in 1913, the roar of the Tallulah Falls (which could be heard for miles from the gorge) was quieted, and tourism dwindled.
Cloudland Canyon State Park is a 3,485 acres (14.10 km 2) Georgia state park located near Trenton and Cooper Heights on the western edge of Lookout Mountain.One of the largest and most scenic parks in Georgia, it contains rugged geology, and offers visitors a range of vistas across the deep gorge cut through the mountain by Sitton Gulch Creek, where the elevation varies from 800 to over 1,800 ...
Bobby Brown Park, formerly known as Bobby Brown State Outdoor Recreation Area and prior to that Bobby Brown State Park, is a 665-acre (2.69 km 2) park located near Elbert County and Middleton. The park's name is a memorial to Robert T. Brown , a lieutenant in the United States Navy who was killed during World War II aboard the submarine USS ...