After visiting Tiffany’s folks in the Atlanta area on Spring Break, we headed back to South Carolina to visit my dad and stepmom. We had visited Table Rock State Park with them back in the fall, and now we got to enjoy a new park with them.
I was intrigued to go to Lake Greenwood SP because of something I had read back in February. The SC State Parks Service published an online exhibition talking about segregation’s history with the state parks. Lake Greenwood was mentioned as one of the formerly segregated parks. Interestingly enough, the original Black section of the park didn’t even have access to Lake Greenwood itself! Knowing that we can all enjoy the parks together is a great sign of progress.
When we went to the park today, we spent time inside the museum dedicated to the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Lake Greenwood SP is one of 16 state parks built by the CCC. One thing I learned here was that the CCC did much more than build state parks. They were involved in many other outdoor projects (water, agriculture, etc.).
One interesting feature of this state park is the unfinished granite wall at the entrance that was being built by the CCC laborers. The state park service notes that Pearl Harbor caused the men to abandon their work here in order to join the fight.
After walking along the lake for a little bit, we packed up and headed to nearby Ninety Six National Historic Site. Check out our visit here!
Beavers in the Park 