Bryan County

Previous Names: Richmond Hill State Park & Fort McAllister Historic Site Date Established: Fort McAllister Site 1968, Richmond Hill State Park 1970, Fort McAllister Historic Park 1980

Original Acreage: 101 Acres

Current Acreage: 1,700 Acres

The Fort was abandoned in 1865 once the Union Army dismantled it. In 1925 Henry Ford bought the property, and by the late 1930s had restored the Fort to its Civil War appearance. Ford died in 1945, and International Paper Company purchased the property in 1947. The Fort property was donated to the state of Georgia in the late 1950s and was opened to the public in 1964. The Richmond Hill State Park property was donated in 1970 and combined with Fort McAllister and 1,000 acres of Game Management land to become Fort McAllister Historic Park in 1980. Today the 1,700-acre park offers a museum, historic fort, camping, fishing, hiking trails, boat ramps and rental cottages.

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