General Coffee State Park is a
Georgia
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state park
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located near
Douglas
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. The park is named after politician, farmer, and military leader General
John E. Coffee. The park is host to many rare and
endangered species
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, especially in the cypress
swamp
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s through which the Seventeen Mile River winds.
Attractions include a
corn crib
A corn crib or corncrib is a type of granary used to dry and store corn. It may also be known as a cornhouse or corn house.
Overview
After the harvest and while still on the cob, corn is placed in the crib either with or without the husk. The ...
,
tobacco
Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the genus '' Nicotiana'' of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of these plants. More than 70 species of tobacco are known, but the ...
barn, and
cane mill. Visitors can stay overnight at the Burnham House, a renovated and elegantly redecorated 19th-century cabin.
Facilities
*50 Tent/Trailer/
RV Campsites
*1 Pioneer Campground
*5
Cottage
A cottage, during Feudalism in England, England's feudal period, was the holding by a cottager (known as a Cotter (farmer), cotter or ''bordar'') of a small house with enough garden to feed a family and in return for the cottage, the cottager ...
s
*Burnham Cottage & Hawksnest House
*1 Group Lodge
*1 Group Shelter
*7 Picnic Shelters
*Heritage Farm
*Outdoor
Amphitheater
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Annual events
*Canoe Trip on the
Satilla River
The Satilla River rises in Ben Hill County, Georgia, United States, near the town of Fitzgerald, and flows in a mostly easterly direction to the Atlantic Ocean. Along its approximately U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high- ...
(March)
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Lovebug
The lovebug (''Plecia nearctica'') is a species of march fly found in parts of Central America and the southeastern United States, especially along the Gulf Coast. It is also known as the honeymoon fly or double-headed bug. During and after mat ...
Festival (September)
*Pioneer Skills Day (November)
*Christmas on the Pond (December)
Gallery
Image:17 04 001 general coffee.jpg, Detail of tobacco barn
Image:17 04 027 general coffee.jpg, Mule and hay barn
Image:17 04 060 general coffee.jpg, Syrup boiler and cane press
Image:17 04 085 general coffee.jpg, Reilhan cabin
Image:17 04 147 general coffee.jpg, Outdoor amphitheater
Image:17 04 102 general coffee.jpg, Pioneer campsite
Image:17 04 117 general coffee.jpg, Seventeen Mile River
Seventeen Mile River is a stream in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is a tributary to the Satilla River
The Satilla River rises in Ben Hill County, Georgia, United States, near the town of Fitzgerald, and flows in a mostly easterly direction to ...
See also
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Coffee Road
Coffee Road as it became known, was a supply trail cut through the southern Georgia frontier in the early 1820s by General John E. Coffee,
with the help of Thomas Swain. After establishing the counties of Early, Irwin, and Appling in 1819, the G ...
References
External links
Georgia State Parks
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State parks of Georgia (U.S. state)
Protected areas of Coffee County, Georgia