Georgia park formally renamed for late state Sen. Jack Hill

FILE - In this April 3, 2009, file photo, Georgia Sen. Jack Hill, R-Reidsville, addresses fellow legislators about the state budget bill from the lower podium in the senate chamber during the last day of the legislative session in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis, File) FILE - In this April 3, 2009, file photo, Georgia Sen. Jack Hill, R-Reidsville, addresses fellow legislators about the state budget bill from the lower podium in the senate chamber during the last day of the legislative session in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)

By Associated Press October 6, 2020 1 min read

REIDSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A state park in the Georgia hometown of the late state Sen. Jack Hill has been renamed in his honor.

Georgia officials, including Gov. Biran Kemp, gathered at the former Gordonia-Alatamaha State Park park in Reidsville to unveil its new name, news outlets reported Monday.

The State Department of Natural Resources Commissioner also gave Hill’s family members a version of the new Jack Hill State Park welcome sign.

“Jack Hill was a great friend. But more important than that, he was a great friend to all Georgians,” Kemp said.

Hill died in April at the age of 75.