Named after a confederate army soldier, it’s no shocker Lake Sidney Lanier has been plagued by notoriety since its creation during the 1950s, according to the Gwinnett County website.
Gloria Holland, 86, said she lived in Oscarville, a majority-Black community, until 1956 when the Buford Dam was built and a 3,800-acre reservoir named Lake Sidney Lanier was created. Hundreds of ...