Taliaferro County
Date Established: 1933
Original Acreage: 1,162 Acres
Current Acreage: 1,177 Acres

A.H. Stephens State Historic Park originated from property once owned by Alexander Hamilton Stephens, the Vice President of the Confederacy. After his death the property came under the control of the Stephens Monument Commission, a group chartered to protect Liberty Hall, Stephens' home, and its surroundings. In 1933 it was deeded to the state to create Georgia's third oldest state park. Soon after, several hundred acres of land were purchased adjacent to the property by the federal government. This property was later deeded to the state as well to complete most of the park's modern boundary.

Work done in the 1930's and '40s by Ms. Horace Holden, A.H. Stephens' niece, and the United Daughters of the Confederacy led directly to the creation of the park's museum in the 1950s. The Civilian Conservation Corps and Works Progress Administration built the infrastructure of the park in the 1930s. In 2001 the state took over 15 owned by the Taliaferro County Board of Education, which brought the park to its current acreage.

The park's history is linked with the legacy of Alexander H. Stephens. His home, Liberty Hall, is the focal point of the state's acquisition of the park. Furthermore, the activities of the Depression-era programs such as the CCC and WPA enhanced the property's value as not only a historic site, but as a destination for recreation-minded individuals as well. These work groups were responsible for building the park's group shelter, group camp and two lakes, and they laid the infrastructure for the campground and other facilities.

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