Ocmulgee mounds - Pottery Display
Pottery display of Mississippian and Lamar Culture
Mississippian Culture Displays - National Parks Gallery
Display of Mississippian pottery in the back of the museum
Lamar Bold Pottery - National Parks Gallery
Lamar Bold Pottery was made from 1350-1600
Funeral Mound during archaeology dig
During the archaeology dig the Funeral Mound was excavated and they discover it was built in seven different stages.
Charred logs found in earth lodge
During the excavations of the earth lodge they found the original logs of the lodge which carbon dated to the year 1015.
The CCC giving an earth lodge tour
The CCC gave earth lodge tours in the early years of the park.
Ocmulgee mounds - Funeral Mound
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Gulf Fritillary Butterfly - National Parks Gallery
These butterflies are the most common species in the park
Daily Life Display - National Parks Gallery
The Daily Life Display of the Mississippians
Ocmulgee mounds - Lighting Storm
Lighting strikes near the Great Temple Mound
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Mother and fawn seen standing in a field near the mounds
Excavations of the cornfield mound
When the cornfield was excavated they found cultivated rows and charred corn cobs.
Corn Field small - National Parks Gallery
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Diorama of the Green Corn Ceremony
Diorama of the Green Corn Ceremony that perform by the Mississippian Culture and the early Muscogee (Creeks).
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Canada Geese swimming in the wetland area beside the Great Temple Mound
Little girl dancer - National Parks Gallery
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flowers in bloom - National Parks Gallery
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Ocmulgee mounds - Fancy Dancers
Fancy Dancers posing for a picture
Entrance into museum - National Parks Gallery
Front desk into entrance of the Visitor Center
Ocmulgee mounds - lighting storm
Twin fawns on the Opelofa Trail
Ocmulgee mounds - Cherokee Warriors
Cherokee Warriors talking about their culture
Trading Post Display - National Parks Gallery
The Trading Post displays shows artifacts from the site 1690-1715.
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Excavation of the Trading Post site
The British trading post was in operation from 1690-1715.
Display of the prehistoric cultures
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Living History demonstration - National Parks Gallery
Living History demonstration during the event
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A view of the earth lodge on a foggy morning
Ocmulgee mounds - Foggy Morning
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Egret and turtle - National Parks Gallery
A staring contest between an egret and a turtle
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Mother and fawn seen standing in a field near the mounds
Bat in bat house - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
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Ocmulgee mounds - Hoop Dancer - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...
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Red Headed Woodpecker - National Parks Gallery
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Raccoon in the wetland area - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...
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Pinkstriped Oakworm moth - National Parks Gallery
A moth seen in a tree
Wattle and Daub House - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
A replica of a wattle and daub house used by the Mississippian Culture
Little boy dancer - National Parks Gallery
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1800's Muscogee (Creek) clothes
Display of 1800's male Muscogee (Creek) clothes
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Turtles on log - National Parks Gallery
Turtles love to sunbathe on this log that sticks out of the wetland area.
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Muscogee (Creek) Dancers - National Parks Gallery
Muscogee (Creeks) demonstrating a traditional dance
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Red Cardinal sitting in a tree
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Native American on horse - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
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Ocmulgee mounds - Opelofa Trail
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American Snout Butterfly - National Parks Gallery
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Muscogee (Creek) Dancers - National Parks Gallery
Muscogee (Creek)dancers doing trantional dance
Replica of Earth Lodge - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
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Muscogee (Creek) Dancers - National Parks Gallery
Muscogee (Creek) Dancers doing a traditional dance
Ocmulgee mounds - passion flower
Passion flowers are common in the park and bloom during the summer months
Visitors viewing the Great Temple Mound
A view out of the visitor center window looking toward the earth lodge
Construction of the earth lodge
The earth lodge was reconstructed by the CCC in the late 1930's.
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1930's photo of the Lamar Mounds
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Mound B during 1930's archaeological dig
WPA Female Crew - National Parks Gallery
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was a New Deal program established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 as a response to the high unemployment during the Great Depression. The program put people t... More
Visitors viewing the Great Temple Mound
Visitors viewing the mound in the late 1940's.
The Earth Lodge in 1941 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
A tour of the Earth Lodge being given by CCC (Civil Conservation Corps) to visitors in 1941
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp
Camp NM-4, Company 1426 was at Ocmulgee from 1937-1942. The camp had over 200 youths living in four army style barracks.
Visitors to the museum in the 1950's
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Museum in 1950's - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
The Visitor Center was official open in November 1951
Earth Lodge Floor in 1960's - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...
Visitors to the park before the 1970's could walk over the original earth lodge floor on a platform floor.
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Ocmulgee mounds - Fall Wetlands
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Viceroy butterfly seen during our 2014 Butterfly Bio Blitz
Muscogee (Creek) Princesses for 2014
Muscogee (Creek) Princesses posing for a picture
Yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea), Ocmulgee National Mo...
Two species of night herons are found in the Americas, the yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea) and black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax). Both species are stocky, wading birds with long... More
Frog residing in the Visitor Center wall, Ocmulgee National Monument, ...
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Northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), Ocmulgee National Monument,...
In late summer and fall when birds molt, individuals usually grow and replace feathers gradually. However, northern cardinals and blue jays will occasionally lose all of their head feathers at once. It is possi... More
Great Temple Mound's staircase - Public Domain image, National Parks G...
A view of the Great Temple Mound's staircase on Easter weekend 2015.
Earth Lodge, Ocmulgee National Monument, 2015.
Beginning with the hunters of the ice age before 9000 BCE until 1715 CE, a series of peoples lived in the area around Ocmulgee National Monument. Every group left behind a record of their presence. Some groups ... More
Earth Lodge, Ocmulgee National Monument, 2015.
Beginning with the hunters of the ice age before 9000 BCE until 1715 CE, a series of peoples lived in the area around Ocmulgee National Monument. Every group left behind a record of their presence. Some groups ... More
Juvenile American white ibis (Eudocimus albus), Ocmulgee National Monu...
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Deer enjoying a stroll around the mounds, Ocmulgee National Monument, ...
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Early visitors to the Earth Lodge, Ocmulgee National Monument, 2015.
Date unknown. Beginning with the hunters of the ice age before 9000 BCE until 1715 CE, a series of peoples lived in the area around Ocmulgee National Monument. Every group left behind a record of their presence... More
Little blue heron (Egretta caerulea), Ocmulgee National Monument, 2015...
The little blue heron nests in colonies, often with other heron species. Like other herons, it nests on platforms of sticks in trees or shrubs and methodically stalks its prey in shallow waters. White little bl... More
Dragonfly (Anisoptera), Ocmulgee National Monument, 2015.
The suborder Anisoptera derives from the Greek 'anisos' for uneven and 'pteron' for wing because the hindwing is broader than the forewing. Now you see it, don't you? This silhouette lets you view the dragonfly... More
Wood stork (Mycteria americana), Ocmulgee National Monument, 2015.
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People on top of the Great Temple Mound
People visiting the largest mound in the park
Bridge leading to the Earth Lodge, Ocmulgee National Monument, 2016.
Beginning with the hunters of the ice age before 9000 BCE until 1715 CE, a series of peoples lived in the area around Ocmulgee National Monument. Every group left behind a record of their presence. Some groups ... More
Spring blooms, Ocmulgee National Monument, 2016.
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Great Temple Mound, Ocmulgee National Monument, 2016.
Beginning with the hunters of the ice age before 9000 BCE until 1715 CE, a series of peoples lived in the area around Ocmulgee National Monument. Every group left behind a record of their presence. Some groups ... More
Earth Lodge in 2015 (Mississippian Council Chamber)
The Earth Lodge floor is 1000 years old in 2015! The floor inside is original and carbon dates to 1015.
Citizen Scientists during Butterfly Bio Blitz Event
Ocmulgee's centennial butterfly bio blitz event Picryl description: Public domain photograph of National Park, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Earth Lodge, Ocmulgee National Monument, 2016.
Beginning with the hunters of the ice age before 9000 BCE until 1715 CE, a series of peoples lived in the area around Ocmulgee National Monument. Every group left behind a record of their presence. Some groups ... More