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McIntosh Reserve County Park

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: Chief William McIntosh Along the banks of the Chattahoochee River is a place known as McIntosh Reserve. The native Americans called it Lockchau Talofau or Acorn Bluff. It was the home of Creek Indian Chief William McIntosh. McIntosh was the Scots-Creek leader who was murdered for selling the last remaining Creek lands in Georgia to The United States in 1826.  William McIntosh's  plantation was located here, and after his murder  a land lot was reserved for the establishment of a new town. While a new town was never built here along the Chattahoochee River, Carroll County eventually acquired the property and today it is a county nature park.      

   

Text Box: Friends of McIntosh Reserve The Reserve, located along the Chattahoochee River, is a passive recreational park - open to the public for picnicking, hiking and camping. The main purpose of the Friends is to help educate, preserve and protect the rich heritage of McIntosh Reserve. "Walk and  Talks" are held each month to educate the public about a variety of subjects about the park.  In the Spring, a wild flower walk is held about the time that the Atamasco Lilies are in full bloom on Council Bluff. The Native Americans called this flower "White Warrior,"  the Indian name that was given to Chief McIntosh. The petals of this flower that grows forth from Mother Earth represents the hands of their people reaching up to the heavens.

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