Ocmulgee National Monument (redirected from Lamar Mounds)

Ocmulgee National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table).

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Ocmulgee National Monument

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Address: 1207 Emery Hwy
Macon, GA 31217
Phone: 478-752-8257;
Fax: 478-752-8259;
Web: www.nps.gov/ocmu/
Size: 702 acres.
Established: Authorized on June 14, 1934.
Location: On the east side of Macon, Georgia, on US 80 east (Emery Highway). Main access is from I-75 to I-16 east, at the north end of Macon, and then the second exit from I-16 (Coliseum Exit).
Facilities: Picnic area, rest rooms (é), visitor center (é), museum/exhibit, self-guided tour/trail. Entrance fee required.
Activities: Hiking, fishing, ranger-led programs.
Special Features: Traces of 12,000 years of Southeastern culture from Ice Age Indians to the historic Creek Confederacy are preserved here, including the massive temple mounds of a Mississippian Indian ceremonial complex that thrived between AD 900 and 1100 and many artifacts.

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See other parks in Georgia.