OutdoorsSaturday, November 7
Tennessee dedicates Angel's Hollow in Sale Creek as its 70th state park
The 5AM East Ridge team
Tennessee's newest state park is official. Angel's Hollow State Park in Sale Creek became the 70th state park at its dedication Friday at McDonald Farm, a site once slated for industrial development. It will cover approximately 2,500 acres across Hamilton and Rhea counties.
$45.3 millionin state funding for the park
Gov. Bill Lee earmarked the amount in this year's budget to develop and maintain the property.
Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press
Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp said, “Economic development and conservation in Tennessee now push in the same direction.” The dedication fell on the day the Little Debbie Hamilton County Fair kicked off at McDonald Farm.
Hamilton County transferred 1,305 acres of a park of about 2,500
Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Planned park, approx. | 2,500 acres |
| Transferred by county | 1,305 acres |
- Where: Sale Creek, across Hamilton and Rhea counties
- Under Gov. Bill Lee: 14th and final new state park, a record for any governor
Sources: Chattanooga Times Free Press, WDEF