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Nearby Attractions SAM Shortline Excursion Train Albany CVB Americus Sumter County Tourism Council Andersonville National Historic Site |
Providence Canyon State Conservation Park Georgia Rural Telephone Museum Jimmy Carter National Historic Site Warner Robins Air Museum Chehaw Wild Animal Park Jefferson Davis Memorial State Historic Site |
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Established as a memorial to U.S. veterans, this park features a museum with aircraft, armored vehicles, uniforms, weapons, medals and other items from the Revolutionary War through the Gulf War. The Lake Blackshear Resort and Golf Club is a privately operated conference center with 78 lodge rooms, 10 cottages and a restaurant. The SAM Shortline Excursion Train runs through the park on its way from Cordele to Plains, allowing riders to see an antique telephone museum, Habitat for Humanity's Global Village, President Jimmy Carter's boyhood farm and other attractions. An 18-hole golf course and pro shop, along with 8,600-acre Lake Blackshear, make this one of Georgia’s most popular state parks.