The Black Town Buried Under Lake Lanier History Lake Lanier in Georgia covers the submerged community of Oscarville — a Black town erased by racial violence and then flooded to create a reservoir. Learn the real history beneath the water, and why this story was hidden from most textbooks. Lake Lanier history, Oscarville buried town, submerged Black community, Forsyth County racial cleansing, hidden Black history, haunted lake stories, Georgia history, erased communities, racial violence in Ameri
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Lake Lanier, officially known as Lake Sidney Lanier, is a massive man-made reservoir in northern Georgia, created in the 1950s when the Buford Dam was built on the Chattahoochee River. The lake was designed to provide flood control, hydroelectric power, and drinking water for metro Atlanta, while also becoming one of the most popular recreational lakes in the Southeast. Beneath its waters lies a deeper history—entire towns, roads, cemeteries, and farmlands were flooded to create the lake, includ
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