A Crucial Step for Ocmulgee Mounds: National Park Legislation Moves Forward

The effort to designate Ocmulgee Mounds as Georgia’s first national park is reaching a key stage. Legislation, set to be heard by the Senate this November, could protect up to 25,000 acres along the Ocmulgee River and give the Muscogee (Creek) Nation a historic role in managing of their ancestral land. This long-awaited recognition honors Indigenous history while promising a major economic boost to Middle Georgia, with potential ecotourism generating over $200 million annually.

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