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What does it mean to be a new national park? Ocmulgee Mounds in Georgia may soon find out

The bill would add 5,000 acres as a national preserve and honor 12,000 years of Indigenous heritage, though NPS warns of resource strain, officials said.

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Ocmulgee Mounds, a site in central Georgia with 12,000 years of Indigenous history, may be on the verge of becoming the newest U.S. national park. This is the flagship designation of the National Park Service system, which includes many types of properties in addition to formally designated national parks.

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The Conversation broke the news in on Monday, December 8, 2025.
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