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Fort Yargo State Park is a 1,816 acre (7.34 km²) Georgia state park located in Winder, situated between Athens and Atlanta. The park features a log fort built in 1792 by settlers for protection against Creek and Cherokee Indians. There is a 260 acre (1.05 km²) lake with public beach. The park also hosts Camp Will-A-Way, an accessible camp designed for individuals with developmental disabilities, in partnership with Camp Twin Lakes.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://gastateparks.org/CampWillAWay )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.camptwinlakes.org/locations/willaway.html )〕 ==History and Legends== Fort Yargo has been a part of Winder history for over 200 years and is situated on land that was formed border between the Creek and Cherokee nations. The Creek village known as Snodon was located near what is now Athens and Church streets. A Creek named Umausauga claimed an area south of Tishmagu, now called Mulberry River. In 1786, three men - Abednego Moore, Richard Easley, and Josiah Strong - arrived from Effingham County. They set up camp north of the Mulberry River in hopes of trading beads and cloth. The three men formed a friendship with Umasauga, who allowed the men to purchase some of his land which they called Beadland. The day after the trade nine friends and family joined the three men. They brought four horses, two wagons, four head of cattle, four sheep, six pigs, ten new rifles with powder and shot and tools. The new colony now had eight men and four women, six of whom had fought in the Revolution. The State of Georgia contracted with the Humphrey Brothers to build four forts across Georgia to protect white settlers from the Indians: Fort Strong at Talassee, Fort Thomocoggan at Jefferson, Fort Groaning Rock at Commerce, and Fort Yargo at Beadland. In 1792, Fort Yargo was constructed in Beadland. The fort was inhabited by the small group of settlers who were well armed and ready to aide their neighbors.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.cityofwinder.com/index.aspx?page=43 )〕 In 1810 George Humphrey, an original builder of the Fort, sold Fort Yargo and 121 surrounding acres at auction to John Hill for $167.00. John Hill and his family lived on the property for a number of years. The family cemetery is located in the Fort Yargo State Park. In the year 1927, the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) took on the project to restore and preserve Fort Yargo. Mildred Pledger and the DAR placed a marker on the grounds which was later destroyed. Led by C.O. Maddox, members of the Kiwanis Club and the Lions Club set out to preserve the fort. With the help of Senator Richard B. Russell, Jr. in 1954, 1,497 acres were donated to the state. Other lands were acquired to bring the acreage count to 1,814 acres.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://gastateparks.org/item/67911#ftyargo )〕 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.fylhs.com/history_and_legends_.html )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fort Yargo State Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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