This document, details popular early 20th-century recreational getaways in Berrien County, Georgia, highlighting Mayhaw Lake, Dixie Lake, and Lucy Lake. These resorts offered residents a means of rest and relaxation before the widespread availability of radios, televisions, or automobiles. Mayhaw Lake, built in 1914 by Elias Moore "Hun" Knight near Ray City, was known for its sulfur spring-fed swimming pool, roller skating rink, bowling alley, and baseball diamond, attracting patrons with special railroad rates and hosting lively holiday events and dances. Dixie Lake in Sparks, also established in 1914 after a sulfur spring discovery, featured a large pool, skating rink, restaurant, and even a movie show, similarly drawing crowds via excursion trains. Lucy Lake, located north of Alapaha and predating 1917, was a widening of the Alapaha River, offering a sulfur spring-fed swimming pool, spectator balcony, eatery, and cabins. All three resorts were initially highly accessible by various means including buggy, auto, and train. However, their fortunes declined by the mid-1920s to early 1930s; factors included young soldiers returning from WWI finding other attractions, increased automobile ownership leading to travel outside the county, and the depressed economy.

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