Magnolia Springs State Park, Georgia

We are both okay and we have finally emerged from the swamps of South Carolina to reconnect.  Magnolia is a beautiful park in eastern Georgia.  Very quiet and not full. We didn't make the detour to Andersonville prison camp but we received a gift here. This was called Camp Lawton in 1864 and was created to relieve the extreme crowding at Andersonville.  It was only open for 4 months but had 10,000 POWs.  The park was built by the CCC in the 1930's.

This is what remains of the fort that guarded the camp.  The earth walls are eroded but still visible.