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- Between 1994 and 2022, 216 people have died at Lake Lanier, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division.
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Jul 31, 2023 · Three people died at Georgia's Lake Lanier this past week, bringing the total number of fatalities to more than 200 since 1994. The lake, created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1956, is a popular recreation spot but also a danger zone for swimmers and boaters.
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- How The Deaths at Lake Lanier Reveal A Controversial Past
- The Racist History of Lake Lanier
- The Legends of The “Haunted” Lake Lanier
- Recent Deaths at The Eerie Reservoir
In 1956, the United States Army Corps of Engineers was tasked with creating a lake to provide water and power to parts of Georgia and help to prevent the Chattahoochee River from flooding. They chose to construct the lake near Oscarville, in Forsyth County. Named after the poet and Confederate soldier Sidney Lanier, Lake Lanier has 692 miles of sho...
The town of Oscarville was once a bustling, turn-of-the-century community and a beacon for Black culture in the South. At the time, 1,100 Black people owned land and operated businesses in Forsyth County alone. But on Sept. 9, 1912, an 18-year-old white woman named Mae Crow was raped and murdered near Browns Bridge on the Chattahoochee River banks,...
The most popular legend surrounding Lake Lanier is called “The Lady of the Lake.” As the story goes, in 1958, two young girls named Delia May Parker Young and Susie Roberts were at a dance in town but had decided to leave early. On the way home, they stopped to get gas — and then left without paying for it. They were driving across a bridge over La...
Besides these ghost stories of yore, there are those who claim that the lake is haunted by the spirits of the 27 victims who have died in Lake Lanier over the years, but whose bodies were never found. In the end, though, ghost stories are perhaps nothing more than a fun way to write off an otherwise tragic history littered with racist violence as w...
- Austin Harvey
Oct 31, 2020 · More than 200 people have died in swimming and boating accidents on the lake since 1994, adding to its dark history. And the Netflix drama “Ozark,” which has its own high body count, films scenes...
Jul 31, 2023 · Between 1994 and 2022, 140 have died at Lake Lanier alone. In less than a week, two men have drowned and one man was reportedly electrocuted in separate events while swimming in Lake Lanier.
Jan 4, 2024 · Lake Lanier, a man-made lake in Georgia, has a high mortality rate and a haunting reputation. Learn about the lake's creation, the Lady of the Lake legend, and the deadliest day in its history.
- Marina Manoukian
Since 1994, there have been more than 200 deaths at the popular recreational spot, per USA Today. Some of the deaths are certainly more bizarre than most. For example, in July 2023, 24-year-old...
Jul 1, 2019 · Potentially hauntings aside, Lake Lanier is one of America's most deadly lakes. Since 1994, there have been over 160 deaths reported on the lake, according to the Department of Natural...
