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Douglasville is also home to Sweetwater Creek State Park.
Covering 2,000 acres, the park is a peaceful setting with seven miles
of trails, picnic shelters, playgrounds, fishing and boating
facilities. The park also contains the ruins of the New Manchester
Manufacturing Company, a Civil War-era textile mill, and is home to a
yearly arts and crafts festival.
Native American influence is not limited to the park. Douglasville was originally known as “Skint Chestnut” before being re-named for Senator Stephen A. Douglas (of the famed Lincoln-Douglas debates). Local lore tell that a large chestnut tree at a trail crossing was used by local Indians as a landmark. To make the tree more conspicuous, the Indians skinned it from top to bottom. Years later, roads began to converge at that point and it continued to be used for directions.
The city and county sponsor activities and special events, including celebrations for Independence Day, Labor Day and Christmas. There are also annual arts and crafts festivals, antique car shows, football, softball and baseball fields, walking track and fitness trails, outdoor and indoor pools, tennis courts, a handicapped-accessible playground, a fishing lake, picnic pavilions and a mini-train.
Annie Clinton Farms and Nature Preserve and a new skateboard park, in addition to several public golf courses, driving ranges, batting cages, a bowling center, skating rink, and movie theaters, help round out the recreation options.
