2/5 Brian W. 4 months ago on Google
My
oldest
daughter
and
I
were
in
town
for
a
military
graduation
and
decided
to
visit
this
park.
We
drove
through
the
parking
area
and
found
a
few
vehicles
randomly
parked
with
people
in
them
.
Seemed
very
sketchy
to
me,
but
maybe
it
happens
regularly
there.
Just
seriously
made
me
uncomfortable.
Especially
with
all
the
trash
everywhere.
Piles
of
trash
by
the
cans
entering
the
park
and
trash
blown
in
the
edges
of
the
woods
from
the
parking
lot.
So
we
drove
back
to
the
main
road
and
parked
there.
We
walked
the
trails
because
I
didn't
want
to
let
my
daughter
down.
Very
peaceful,
lots
of
amazing
confederate
history
and
some
very
eye-opening
history
for
my
daughter.
After
reading
about
this
park
and
how
it
was
a
swimming
park,
high
dive,
bath
house
and
then
later
closed
because
the
town
refused
to
allow
blacks
to
swim
there.
I'm
sure
it
was
the
time
in
history
that
in
some
people's
minds,
it
made
sense.
Maybe
thwy
closed
it
to
prevent
fighting
between
the
races?
But
in
all
honesty,
standing
there
in
the
peacefulness
of
the
area,
it
truly
makes
you
think
what
our
nation
has
gone
through.
What
our
country
did
to
itself,
some
people
believe
in
tearing
down
history
because
it's
offensive
to
some.
I
learned
and
felt
so
much
from
this
park
and
the
other
parks
we
visited.
I
wish
the
park
was
cleaner,
freshened
up
a
bit,
and
finish
boarding
up
the
old
bath
house.
Maybe
paint
it
along
with
the
homes
on
top
of
the
hill.
Keep
the
history
alive,
so
more
can
see
how
ignorant
people
can
be.
Enjoy
our
pictures
and
Learn
from
history.
The
pure
awe
I
felt
while
standing
there,
knowing
why
it
was
closed
and
who
fought
there
was
very
overwhelming.