Richard B. Russell State Park is a

state park State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub-national level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural ...

located on the shore of

Richard B. Russell Lake Richard B. Russell Lake (known to locals as simply "Lake Russell") is a reservoir created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers by construction of Richard B. Russell Dam on the Savannah River bordering Elbert County, Georgia and Abbeville County, ...

Elbert County, Georgia Elbert County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,637. The county seat is Elberton. The county was established on December 10, 1790, and was named for Samuel ...

. The park features the 18-hole Arrowhead Golf Course, as well as picnic shelters and a swimming beach.

Facilities

*2,508 Acres *28 Tent, Trailer, RV Campsites – cable TV hookups *17 Cottages *Lake and Swimming Beach *Rowing Area *3 Picnic Shelters *Group Shelter *18-Hole Arrowhead Pointe Golf Course and Pro Shop *27-Hole Disc Golf Course

1996 Summer Olympics

The town of

Elberton, Georgia Elberton is the largest city in Elbert County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,653 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Elbert County. History Settled in the 1780s, Elbert was designated seat of the newly formed Elbert ...

and Elbert County contributed to the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

by developing a facility to train at Lake Russell for athletes from Canada, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Japan, Moldavia, New Zealand, Russia, Sweden and the United States. Walter McNeely spear-headed the effort and was an Olympic Torchbearer in the 1996 Summer Olympics torch relay. A Pavilion at the Park is named in his memory.Elberton’s Olympic torch bearer, Walter McNeely, dies at 84
WSGU radio.com, October 6, 2020

References

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Georgia State Parks
State parks of Georgia (U.S. state) Protected areas of Elbert County, Georgia Olympic torch relays {{ElbertCountyGA-geo-stub