dhelix33 wrote:
Hiking at Lake Lanier, Georgia (02-MAY-2015)
Lake Lanier (officially Lake Sidney Lanier) is a reservoir in North Georgia. It was created by the completion of Buford Dam on the Chattahoochee River in 1956, and is also fed by the waters of the Chestatee River. The lake encompasses 38,000 acres or 59 square miles of water, and 692 miles of shoreline at normal level, a "full summer pool" of 1,071 feet above mean sea level. It was named for poet Sidney Lanier, and was built and is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Folks who know me, realize my passion for sharing historical context in photo-journals of my travels. So I did some research into the statues of Native Americans I captured in images during my hike. According to the archaeological record, the Muskogeans (known as the Creek Indians) were living within the boundaries of this lake since around 300 BC. Chattahoochee Countys Creek Indians had amicable relations the Colony of Georgia and then with the State of Georgia up until the 1800s...
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