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What’s the timeline for Macon’s Ocmulgee Mounds to become a National Park? Big step soon
There is strong bipartisan support to move the bill through Congress and make the mounds Georgia’s first national park.
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Could Central Georgia have its first National Park? Senators set to discuss
But, before any changes are made to the Ocmulgee Mounds, senators are scheduled to discuss the Senate Bill 4216 Tuesday, Nov.
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Protecting the Homeland
“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 ...
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Ocmulgee Mounds national park effort moves ahead in Congress
The Muscogee Nation is a partner in the Ocmulgee National Park and Preserve ... The land was established first as a national ...
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National Park Service virtual public meetings on the Ocmulgee River Corridor
For good reason, the National Trust for Historic Preservation has ranked the Ocmulgee among the nation’s richest archaeological landscapes. The public can now weigh in to support enhanced preservation ...
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Specific Issues Reports for H.R.2 by National Trust for Historic Preservation, 115th Congress
National Park Service Legacy Act (S. 751/H.R. 2584); Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act (HR 801) - This bill amends the National Trails System Act to designate a trail of approximately 2 ...
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What’s the timeline for Macon’s Ocmulgee Mounds to become a National Park? Big step soon
following the floodplain of the Ocmulgee River, according to Clark. In 2019, the mounds were renamed from a monument with 750 acres to a national historical park with around 2,900 acres.