Land still needed for Resaca Battlefield

RESACA - The state Department of Natural Resources is close to getting the last piece of land to complete plans for the Resaca Battlefield Heritage Preserve in northwest Georgia. <br> <br> The DNR closed a deal in March to buy 508 acres of the battlefield for $2.36 million. The completed site will cost the department about four million for an interpretive center, signs, trails, overlooks, exhibits, a gift shop and an audio visual room to re-create the battle. <br> <br> But there&#39;s still one problem -- the DNR can&#39;t get to the land. <br> <br> Weams Brown of Recasa owns the land off Georgia 136 that blocks the state&#39;s access to the property from the highway. <br> <br> The state has offered about $20,000 to buy 2.5 acres of Brown&#39;s land. Brown wants $150,000. <br> <br> The battlefield is located 70 miles northwest of Atlanta. It was the site of the first battle in General William Sherman&#39;s campaign. <br> <br> If Brown won&#39;t sell, the DNR can either condemn part of his property or use a county road that borders the property on the back.