Little Ocmulgee's Visitor Center

Little Ocmulgee's Visitor Center (HM2CM0)

Location: Helena, GA 31037 Wheeler County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 5.571', W 82° 53.757'

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CCC enrollees completed Little Ocmulgee's Visitor Center in 1936. Called a combination building by the National Park Service for its multiple uses, it is labeled a casino on this early map of the park's day use area.
Beginning in December 1935, the men hewed out more than 125 six-inch square timbers in varying lengths. All of the timber had been downed during recent storms. The men cut around 20,000 shingles from cypress being removed from the swamp areas for creation of the lake. Once a construction foreman was appointed to the park in the spring of 1936, the actual construction began. In 2007, Georgia's Parks and Historic Sites Division renovated this building, and it is once more open to the public.
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In the spring, the CCC men cleared the area for the building, built forms for the foundation, and poured the concrete. The concrete wall was rubbed with Carborundum stone to give it a more natural appearance.
Under the direction of skilled carpenters, the men raised the rafters and trusses in mid-June of 1936.
This August 14, 1936 photograph shows an enrollee placing asphalt pitch between the squared dovetailed timbers.
A CCC worker lays flagstones for the porch of the combination building. The stone was quarried in North Georgia.
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HM NumberHM2CM0
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Placed ByGeorgia State Parks & Historic Sites
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Date Added Tuesday, October 23rd, 2018 at 8:01pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 321083 N 3552300
Decimal Degrees32.09285000, -82.89595000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 5.571', W 82° 53.757'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 5' 34.26" N, 82° 53' 45.42" W
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Area Code(s)229, 912, 478
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 80 Spanish Moss Dr, Helena GA 31037, US
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