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A Study of the Park and Recreation Problem of the United States
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A Study of the Park and Recreation Problem of the United States
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A Park and Recreational Land Plan for the United States (continued)
GEORGIA
THE POPULATION is chiefly rural and fairly evenly distributed, with only 30.8 percent classed as urban by the 1930 census. The white population, which comprises approximately two-thirds of the total, is predominant in the northern and southern sections of the State, while the Negro race is found in largest numbers in the central part of the State. The principal occupation is farming, with manufacturing becoming more important in the northern region.
The State's best recreational resources are to be found in the scenic, cool mountain region of the northwest and along the Atlantic coast. Lowland streams and some of those flowing from the mountains are badly silted.
The State parks are not located within easy reach of the principal urban centers. The greatest needs are, therefore, for parks located near the urban centers and for smaller areas well distributed over the State to be used for day-use activities. To date, there are no outlying recreational areas for Negroes. Hence, this race should be given early considereation in the development of both State and local systems. Special attention should be directed toward improving the State's streams in order to make them available for recreational use. The State should have two or more publicly owned ocean beaches. Its interesting history should be preserved through the protection of its many significant historic sites.
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| FEDERAL | ||
| National monuments: | Existing acreage |
Proposed additions |
| 29. Ocmulgee | 688.5 | |
| 55. Fort Pulaski | 427.4 | |
| Total | 1,115.9 | |
| National monuments project: | ||
| 62. Fort Frederica | 80 | |
| National military park: | ||
| 8. Chickamauga and Chattanooga | 6,799.5 | |
| National battlefield site: | ||
| 12. Kennesaw Mountain | 60 | |
| National memorial: | ||
| 10. New Echota Marker | 1 | |
| National forest: | ||
| 35. Chattahooche | 1566,295 | |
| National wildlife areas: | ||
| 31. Piedmont Wildlife Refuge | 58,400 | |
| 45. Okefenokee | 293,009 | |
| 53. Savannah River | 5,414 | |
| 54. Tybee Island | 100 | |
| 58. Blackbeard Island Migratory Bird Refuge | 4,659 | |
| 60. Wolf Island | 575 | |
| 64. Wilson Sanctuary | 1,426 | |
| Total | 363,583 | |
| Recreational demonstration areas: | ||
| 5. Pine Mountain | 3,018 | |
| 34. Hard Labor Creek | 5,802 | |
| 38. Alexander H. Stephens | 938 | |
| Total | 9,758 | |
| INTERSTATE | ||
| Trailway: | ||
| 37. Appalachian Trail | ||
| STATE | ||
| State parks: | ||
| 4. Pine Mountain | 1,550 | 500 |
| 7. Sitton's Gulch | 1,390 | 1,520 |
| 9. Fort Mountain | 2,070 | 1,000 |
| 18. Miona Springs | 800 | |
| 20. Chehaw | 600 | |
| 27. Little Ocmulgee | 1,385 | |
| 36. Vogel | 505 | 1,500 |
| 44. Laura S. Walker2 | 160 | |
| 49. Magnolia | 1,100 | |
| 61. Santo Domingo | 350 | |
| Total | 9,910 | 4,520 |
| Proposed State parks: | ||
| 3. Near Columbus | ||
| 13. Atlanta region | 2,000 | |
| 15. Near Atlanta | ||
| 17. Near Macon | ||
| 22. South Georgia | 1,500 | |
| 50. Near Augusta | ||
| 52. Near Savannah | ||
| 57. Beach near Savannah | 2,000 | |
| Total | 5,500 | |
| State memorial parks: | ||
| 1. Kolomoki Mounds | 1,037 | |
| 16. Indian Springs | 157 | |
| 26. Jefferson Davis Memorial | 11 | |
| 39. Alexander H. Stephens | 263 | |
| Total | 1,468 | |
| Proposed State memorials: | ||
| 11. Tumlin Mounds | ||
| State natural resource reservations: | ||
| 40. Governor Troup | ||
| 46. St. Mary's River | ||
| 47. Wayne County | ||
| State forests: | ||
| 32. Piedmont3 | 13,000 | |
| 41. Baxley | 980 | |
| 43. Coastal Flatwoods3 | 32,000 | |
| 51. Gwinn Nixon | 1,000 | |
| Total | 46,980 | |
| LOCAL | ||
| County parks: | ||
| 14. Fulton County (3 areas) | 544 | |
| 30. Jones County (1 area) | 110 | |
| 56. Chatham County (1 area) | 720 | |
| Total | 1,374 | |
| Municipal parks: | ||
| 59. Savannah (1 area) | 769.2 | |
| 63. Brunswick (1 area) | 110 | |
| 66. Atlanta (1 area) | 160 | |
| Total | 1,039.2 | |
| Proposed local parks: | ||
| 2. Chattahoochee or Muscogee County | ||
| 6. Floyd or Polk County | ||
| 19. Dooly or Crisp County | ||
| 21. Albany | ||
| 23. Thomasville | ||
| 24. Valdosta | ||
| 25. Coffee County | ||
| 28. Triggs or Bibb County | ||
| 33. Jackson County | ||
| 42. Waycross | ||
| 48. Bulloch | ||
1Area under Federal administration June 1938.
2 Part of Coastal Flatwoods Cooperative Land Use Project.
3 Soil Conservation Service areas transferred to State for administration.
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