Chattahoochee State Park

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Chattahoochee State Park was a public recreation area located in the extreme southeast corner of Alabama operated by the government of Houston County, Alabama. The park occupied Script error: No such module "convert". along Irwin's Mill Creek on the Florida-Alabama border. It closed following the destruction of much of the park by Hurricane Michael in 2018.[1]

History

Land near the park was the site of an 1818 skirmish in the First Seminole War.[2]

The state park was developed by members of the Civilian Conservation Corps during the 1930s. Their handiwork included a natural stone dam built to create the Script error: No such module "convert". CC Pond and the park's dirt roads.[2] At one time, chimneys and other remnants of the camp where CCC workers lived could be found.[1]

The majority of the park's facilities and trees were destroyed by Hurricane Michael in October 2018; subsequently the park was permanently closed due to the state lacking sufficient funds to clear, repair and rebuild the park.[3] In 2022, slow progress was being made on reopening the park; it was hoped to have the park reopened in 2024.[4]

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