rodfruin@charter.net
The Photography of Rod Fruin
All images on this web site © Rod W. Fruin. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
rodfruin@charter.netCLOSE WINDOW
On Sunday November 5th I travelled down to the shores of the Chattahoochee River to the McIntosh Reserve
McIntosh Reserve Park is a 527-acre facility operated through the Carroll County Recreation Department. Named for Chief William McIntosh, Jr., the park is located approximately 35 miles southwest of Atlanta and can be reached via GA Hwy 16 from Carrollton or Newnan, and GA Hwy 5 from Douglasville.
Over 14 miles of multi-use trails wind through the reserve and alongside the Chattahoochee River, which forms the southern boundary.
McIntosh Reserve has been developed as a park by Carroll County in order to provide for the public enjoyment of the site´s natural and cultural resources. Acquired by Carroll County in 1978, the park contains part of the Chief´s plantation known as "Lochau Talofau," or Acorn Bluff. Chief William McIntosh, Jr. was the son of a Scottish Captain in the British Army and a full-blooded Creek Indian woman belonging to the influential Wind Clan of the Creek Nation. He ultimately rose to the rank of Chief in the Coweta tribe of Lower Creeks, only to die at the hands of his own people on May 1, 1825. Today, visitors to the site can camp, hike and picnic on the ground where two diverse cultures collided, causing the death of an important historical figure.