Georgia Veterans State Park
About Georgia Veterans State Park
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 conference center, cabins, campground, marina and golf club and the SAM Shortline Excursion Train, which runs from Cordele to Plains.
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- Founded
- 1946
Photos of Georgia Veterans State Park
01CordeleMichael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0
02Cypress Grill interior, Georgie Veterans State ParkMichael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0
03GA-Veterans-SPEoghanacht · Public domain
04155mm Howitzer M1918A3, Georgia Veterans State ParkMichael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0
0557mm Antitank Gun M1, Georgia Veterans State ParkMichael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0
0637mm Antitank Gun M3, Georgia Veterans State ParkMichael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Nearby museums
Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within 12 miles of Georgia Veterans State Park; the closest, Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park, is about 9.2 miles away.
