UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fred A. Seaton, Secretary
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Conrad L. Wirth, Director
HISTORICAL HANDBOOK NUMBER TWENTY-FOUR
This publication is one of a series of handbooks describing thehistorical and archeological areas in the National Park Systemadministered by the National Park Service of the United StatesDepartment of the Interior. It is printed by the GovernmentPrinting Office and may be purchased from the Superintendent ofDocuments, Washington 25, D. C. Price 25 cents.
OCMULGEE
National Monument · Georgia
by G. D. Pope, Jr.
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HISTORICAL HANDBOOK SERIES No. 24
Washington, D. C., 1956
The National Park System, of which OcmulgeeNational Monument is a unit, is dedicated to conservingthe scenic, scientific, and historic heritage of theUnited States for the benefit and enjoyment of its people.
Preface
In presenting this reconstruction, based in a large measure upon interpretationswhich took their origins from the work conducted atOcmulgee, the National Park Service would like to acknowledgethe debt of archeology to three gentlemen of Macon, Ga. Charles C.Harrold, Walter A. Harris, and Linton M. Solomon were awareof the importance of the large mound and village site close totheir community and deeply interested in its thorough study andultimate preservation. It was through their devoted efforts that thelarge-scale excavations were undertaken, and the site of this importantwork preserved as Ocmulgee National Monument.
Contents
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- THE AMERICAN INDIAN 2
- MAN COMES TO GEORGIA 7
- FOOD FROM THE WATERS 12
- POTMAKING BECOMES AN ART 19
- TEMPLE MOUNDS AND AGRICULTURE 28
- EARLY CREEKS 40
- OCMULGEE OLD FIELDS 48
- GUIDE TO THE AREA 55
- HOW TO REACH THE MONUMENT 57
- ABOUT YOUR VISIT 58
- ADMINISTRATION 58
- SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING 58