Beavers House - City of Chattahoochee Hills 2016-Present
Historical Display 8 - By: Laurie Searle, May 2017
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Chatt Hills acquires a piece of its past and a park for its future
In 2015, the City of Chattahoochee Hills expanded its boundary by 4,920 acres, the result of a citizen led-annexation. This expansion included the Cedar Grove Community and the Old Campbellton town square along with the Beavers-FC Park. Soon after, Chatt Hills’ mayor and council set the process in motion to purchase the Beavers-FC Park from Fulton County. Through a policy adopted by the County in 2006, allowing new cities to purchase parklands and greenspaces within their boundaries for $100 per acre, Chatt Hills was able to purchase the 18-acre -FC Park for $1,800, adding to the four parks it had purchased in 2008: Cochran Mill Park, Rico Park, Hutcheson Ferry Park, and the Jones Ferry greenspace. In Nov. 2016, Fulton County transferred the deed to its Beavers-FC Park to Chattahoochee Hills. The deed specifies that the property shall be used in perpetuity as greenspace property as provided by the Georgia Greenspace Act. It further specifies that property shall at all times be used and developed as parkland consistent with recommendations and guidelines set forth in the Chattahoochee River Greenway Planning and Implementation Handbook. |
Historical Displays When the City of Chattahoochee Hills acquired the Beavers House in 2017, Laurie Searle created a series of displays to document the history of the home and its surrounding area. Return to the Main Page for the other displays. |
Display Board
The following information from the display board have been uploaded as PDF files.
The following information from the display board have been uploaded as PDF files.
About Campbellton Park
Since the historic displays were developed in 2017, the City of Chattahoochee Hills has named the 18-acre park parcel with the Beavers House, "Campbellton Park," and has adopted a Master Plan for Campbellton Park, which includes future considerations for the Beavers House. Additionally, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources built a boat ramp on the Campbellton Park property, which was dedicated on Nov. 20, 2020.
The following documents are provided for historical references:
Since the historic displays were developed in 2017, the City of Chattahoochee Hills has named the 18-acre park parcel with the Beavers House, "Campbellton Park," and has adopted a Master Plan for Campbellton Park, which includes future considerations for the Beavers House. Additionally, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources built a boat ramp on the Campbellton Park property, which was dedicated on Nov. 20, 2020.
The following documents are provided for historical references: