The gorgeous scenery also wins praise from visitors, with some saying it is the perfect peaceful place to escape Atlanta's busy city atmosphere. The Chattahoochee River National Recreation area ...
the Chattahoochee River historically divided the Muscogee/Creek Indians from the Cherokee. It was also of great strategic import to General Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign during the Civil War.
Historians consider the 11 remaining weirs the oldest traces of the people who settled along the river. They are thought to have given the Chattahoochee its name, “the river of painted rocks ...
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Today, the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area offers 15 park units with river access points, hiking trails, picnic areas and more so generations of people can enjoy the ...
Around the Atlanta area, environmental advocates say Carter’s efforts as governor and later as president were key to protecting the city’s main water supply, the Chattahoochee River.