George Washington Carver State Park
In 1950, Governor Talmadge leased shoreline to create Red Top Mountain State Park, and nearby established the first “Georgia State Park for Negroes.” The 345-acre park was named George Washington Carver Park, honoring the renowned Tuskegee Institute botanist and inventor. John Loyd Atkinson, an airman from Tuskegee, returned from World War II looking for a recreational […]
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