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Providence Canyon State Park

State park in Georgia, United States

Field	Value
name	Providence Canyon State Outdoor Recreation Area (Little Grand Canyon)
iucn_category	III
photo	Providence Canyon from rim.jpg
photo_caption	Providence Canyon, from the rim
map	USA Georgia#USA
map_size	250
map_caption	Location of Providence Canyon State Outdoor Recreation Area in Georgia
relief	1
location	Stewart County, Georgia, US
nearest_city	Lumpkin, Georgia
coordinates
area_acre	1003
elevation	500 ft
established	1971
operator	Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites

Providence Canyon State Outdoor Recreation Area is a 1,003 acre Georgia state park located in Stewart County in southwest Georgia, United States. The park contains Providence Canyon, which is sometimes called Georgia's "Little Grand Canyon". It is considered one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Georgia. It is also home to the very rare plumleaf azalea.

One of the more unusual attractions of the state park is an abandoned homestead including nearly a dozen rusty, 1950s-era cars and trucks. Due to the environmental damage that removing the vehicles would cause, park officials have decided to leave them alone.

Canyon formation

Providence Canyon is not a purely natural feature: many of the massive gullies — the deepest of which is more than 150 ft — are the result of erosion due to poor farming practices by settlers in the 19th century.

This story of the origin of the canyons has been commonplace since the 1940s, but the formations in the canyons are at least partially natural. Although there were probably a few early arrivals before 1825, the first heavy influx of settlers in Stewart County only came after the Treaty of Indian Springs (1825), by which the Creek Indians were forced to cede all their lands east of the Chattahoochee River. Evidence of the existence of the canyons at this time includes their mention in a deed by James S. Lunsford to William Tatam from 1836.

Geology

The park lies on marine sediments, usually loam or clay, with small areas of sand. Loamy sand topsoils overlie subsoils of sandy clay loam, sandy clay, or clay in most of the uneroded sections. Nankin, Cowarts, Mobila, and Orangeburg are the most prominent soil series. The canyons have significant exposure to clay, over which water often seeps. Water is mobile in this well-drained area.

Facilities

1,003 acre
2 picnic shelters
6 back country campsites
3 pioneer campsites

Yearly events

Christmas Workshop (December)
Astronomy Night (September)
Fall Wildflower Day (October)
Geology Day (October)

Images

Image:15 15 173 providence canyon.jpg|Entrance sign Image:15 08 118 providence canyon.jpg|Providence Methodist Church Image:16_07_001_providence_canyon.jpg|Interior of Providence Methodist Church Image:15 08 154 providence canyon.jpg|View from canyon rim Image:Providence Canyon floor.jpg|View from the canyon floor Image:15 27 0250 providence canyon.jpg|Informational sign

References

Krakow, Kenneth K.. (1975). "Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins". Winship Press.
"Providence Canyon State Outdoor Recreation Area Official Website".
(2010). "What Gullies Mean: Georgia's 'Little Grand Canyon' and Southern Environmental History".

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