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The Walter F. George Lake, named for Walter F. George (1878–1957), a United States senator from Georgia, is formed on the Chattahoochee River along the state line between Alabama and Georgia. It is also widely known by the name, Lake Eufaula – particularly in Alabama, where the state legislature passed a resolution on June 25, 1963, to give ...
Following legislation of the late 1940s, the United States Army Corps of Engineers constructed major dam and reservoir projects on the river. The manmade, 46,000-acre Walter F. George Lake was developed north of the dam by the same name. Its construction and flooding required the evacuation of Oketeyeconne. The lake opened for use in 1963. [2]
Florence Marina State Park is a 173-acre (70 ha) Georgia state park located near Omaha on the eastern shore of Walter F. George Lake. The park is known for its deep-water marina and its water recreation sports, such as fishing and waterskiing. The park also attracts bird-watchers with the chance of seeing herons, egrets and, possibly, bald eagles.
Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge is an 11,184 acre (45.26 km 2) National Wildlife Refuge located in Barbour and Russell counties in Alabama and Stewart and Quitman counties in Georgia. Eufaula NWR is located on the Walter F. George Lake (also known as Lake Eufaula) along the Chattahoochee River between Alabama and Georgia.
Flooded during the formation of Lake Lanier. In 1912, it was the site of a lynching which prompted the removal of all black residents. [23] Owensbyville: Heard: Petersburg: Elbert: a tobacco town that was the third largest city in Georgia between 1800 and 1810. [24] Recovery: Decatur: Roanoke: Stewart: 1836 Raided by Creek Indians in 1836 and ...
Lake Lanier draws millions of visitors each year with fun activities like swimming and boating, but the area's history is much deeper. Why some think Georgia's largest lake is haunted: Local ...
Georgetown is a city in Quitman County, Georgia, United States. It is on the Alabama-Georgia state line next to Walter F. George Lake and across the Chattahoochee River from Eufaula, Alabama. Per the 2020 census, the population was 2,235. [1]
Lake Lanier is 26 miles (42 km) long and covers approximately 47 miles (76 km) of riverbed [20] Lake Oconee is 20 miles (32 km) long and about a mile wide. [19] Other lakes in the state include Lake Acworth, Lake Allatoona, Lake Blackshear, Jackson Lake (Georgia), West Point Lake, High Falls, Lake Seminole, Lake Chatuge and Walter F. George Lake.