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Visit West Georgia, Fall 2016
Reserve Park
, home to a Creek
leader who was assassinated in
1825 for his part in ceding to the
state all the land now known as
Carroll County.
You can get there two different
ways, one south along US Highway
27, or Alternate US 27. Travel-
ing south down the main highway,
turn left on Georgia State Route
5 at
Roopville
; if you head down
the alternate, turn right below the
town of
Whitesburg.
By the way, as you head down
Alternate 27, keep an eye peeled
for
Historic Banning Mills
, an
adventure resort and retreat cen-
ter that just happens to have the
world’s largest and best zip line
canopy tour, as certified by Guin-
ness World Records.
There are also 1,500 beautifully
wooded woods that once surround-
ed a mill complex that flourished
here after the Civil War. At its
peak, Banning included 10 mills,
including two pulp mills, a paper
mill, a grist mill and a saw mill, all
located within a mile of each other.
Headed on to McIntosh park, you’ll
discover that it is located less than
five miles west of Whitesburg on
Historic Banning Mills near
Whitesburg features the
world’s largest and best
canopy zip line.
Wines produced at the Little Vine Vineyard near the
Douglas County line have won medals at prestigious
competitions in NewYork and California.