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Ocmulgee Mounds may become state's first national park

Legislation expected soon to establish protection as park

Ocmulgee Mounds was established as a national historical park during the 1930s to preserve an area occupied by various native cultures for thousands of years. The mounds were built during the Mississippi Period, which began around 900. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Ocmulgee Mounds — Ocmulgee Mounds was established as a national historical park during the 1930s to preserve an area occupied by various native cultures for thousands of years. The mounds were built during the Mississippi Period, which began around 900. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

ATLANTA — Legislation will be introduced soon in Congress to create Georgia’s first national park, U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock said last week after touring the Ocmulgee Mounds in Macon, a prehistoric Native American site.

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