Ocmulgee
National Monument
Ocmulgee is a memorial to the antiquity of man in this corner of the North American continent. From Ice-Age hunters to the Creeks of historic times, there is evidence here of 12,000 years of human habitation.
One period stands out. Between AD 900 and 1100 a skillful farming people lived on this site. Known to us as Mississippians, they were part of a distinctive culture which crystallized about AD 750 in the middle Mississippi Valley and over the next seven centuries spread along riverways throughout much ofthe central and eastern United States. The Mississippians brought a more complex way of life to the region and here they left behind eight earthen mounds and the remains of a ceremonial earthlodge.
Ocmulgee preserves a continuous record of human life in the southeast from the earliest times to the present. The Monument today consists of twounits separated by three miles of river bottom wetlands along the OcmulgeeRiver. The Main Unit is adjacent to the city of Macon, an urban area with a population of 118,000.
VISITATION:
This National Monument receives 130,000 visitors a year. Weekdays during the spring and fall see heavy visitation by school groups.
ADDRESS:
Ocmulgee National Monument
1207 Emery Highway
Macon, Georgia 31217
TELEPHONE: (912) 752-8257
FAX: (912) 752-8259
OPERATING HOURS, SEASONS:
Open daily, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Closed Christmas and New Years Day.