Established in 1946 on Lake Blackshear as a living memorial to U.S. veterans, this park's military museum displays aircraft, tanks, and weapons spanning American conflicts.
Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park (1956)
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Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park is a historical marker in Cordele, Crisp County, erected in 1956. It is one of 32 historical markers documented in Crisp County, among 69 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 31.9539, -83.9161 near Cordele. The nearest cataloged historic site is 114th Aviation Company (historical marker), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Bell UH-ID Iroquois “Huey”, North American FJ-4B Fury, and Republic F-84F Thunderstreak.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park” names 3 distinct records in Crisp County. This page is the historical marker erected in 1956 in Cordele. The others:
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