Hamburg State Park is a 741 acre (3.00 km
2)
state park located near
Jewell and
Warthen in the
U.S. state of Georgia. It is home to a 1921 water-powered
grist mill
A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and Wheat middlings, middlings. The term can refer to either the Mill (grinding), grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. Grist i ...
still operating today, and a museum with antique agricultural tools and appliances used in rural Georgia. The park's location on the 225 acre (0.91 km
2)
Hamburg Lake makes it a great place for fishing.
The state park took its name from the former industrial town of
Hamburg, South Carolina
Hamburg, South Carolina is a ghost town in Aiken County, in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was once a thriving upriver market located across the Savannah River from Augusta, Georgia in the Edgefield District. It was founded by Henry Shul ...
.
Facilities
*30 Tent/Trailer/
RV Campsites
*1 Group Shelter
*1 Picnic Shelter
*Nature Trail
Images
Image:17 12 025 hamburg.jpg, schematic of mill
Image:17 12 032 hamburg.jpg, informational sign
References
External links
Georgia State Parks
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State parks of Georgia (U.S. state)
Mill museums in Georgia (U.S. state)
Protected areas of Washington County, Georgia
Museums in Washington County, Georgia