Overview
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park protects earthen mounds and sites built by Native Americans of the Mississippian culture more than a thousand years ago.
History
The site has been lived on for thousands of years. It became a national monument in 1936 and was redesignated a national historical park in 2019. It remains sacred to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
Today
Visitors can walk the trails, climb the Great Temple Mound and enter a reconstructed earth lodge.
Compiled October 2026. History is summarized for general interest; check primary sources for research. This landmark is local context, not an employer or job listing.