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Welcome to the Howard
Gilman Memorial Park. The park has been a vision of the city
of St. Marys Georgia for many years and was opened for public
use on June 30, 2001.
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The
Howard Gilman Foundation donated approximately $1 million dollars
for the construction of the waterfront park as well as other
funding coming from government sources such as the Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) and the Special
Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST).
During the planning of the park it was decided to let the city
take part in the development phase, so the residents of the
city were asked to choose which amenities they would like to
include or just simply give their own suggestions. |
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The park officially
open on June 30, 2001 but it wasn't until 4 days later the
park would see its first real guests. On July 4th it was standing
room only as thousands of area residents packed the newly
opened waterfront park to catch a glimpse at the 33rd annual
fireworks display. What better way to celebrate the Nations
Birth and the opening of a waterfront park than a spectacular
display of color and beauty.
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