Georgia lawmakers reintroduce bill to make the Ocmulgee Mounds the state’s first national park and preserve, building on past ...

A bipartisan group of lawmakers in both chambers of Congress are working to establish the state's first national park.

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of Georgia lawmakers is renewing a push to make Ocmulgee Mounds in Middle Georgia the state’s first national park and preserve.

The Peach State may have been the fourth to ratify the constitution in 1788, but its human occupation dates back at least 17,000 years—when ...

Originally authorized by Congress in 1934, the Ocmulgee National Monument has long been cherished as a testament to Georgia's rich history. With this new legislation, the scope of protection and ...

“It was like going to a place and feeling it was meant for me.” Ocmulgee National Monument was established in 1936, and the site was upgraded to national historical park status in 2019 — thanks in ...

This site brings together the history of many cultures that have lived alongside the Ocmulgee River in Georgia since ancient times, featuring a trove of archaeological artifacts on display at the ...

Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park in Macon ... were initially protected as a national monument by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. According to the National Parks Service, American Indians ...

Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park ... were initially protected as a national monument by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. According to the National Parks Service, American Indians ...

Macon, Georgia, Ocmulgee Mounds National Historic Park, funeral mound. (Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) ...