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Off the Beaten Trail column features a story about the dreams, dust and preservation of the ghost town Dearfield, Colorado

Ocmulgee Mounds Park and Preserve would be Georgia’s first National Park under this resolution approved by federal lawmakers from GA.

The public comment period for Dearfield to become part of the National Park Service goes until Feb. 23, 2024.

Many people, including descendants of people who lived in Dearfield, support the park service designation.

The National Park Service is evaluating Dearfield for possible inclusion in the national park system. The NPS is soliciting public comment and questions on Dearfield as part of its study of the site.

Georgia is well on its way to getting its first national park. Georgia’s senators along with U.S. House representatives, both Republicans and Democrats, are in the process of drafting legislation

The National Park Service announced Thursday that it has delivered to Congress its long-awaited study on whether the Ocmulgee River corridor in central Georgia meets the criteria to be managed

The study by the National Park Service suggests that Ocmulgee River did not meet all criteria to be managed as a national park. Read more here.

The National Park Service announced Thursday that it has delivered to Congress its long-awaited study on whether the Ocmulgee River corridor in central Georgia meets the criteria to be managed as a national park and preserve. The answer: Not quite, not yet.

The National Park Service announced Thursday that it has delivered to Congress its long-awaited study on whether the Ocmulgee River corridor in central Georgia meets the criteria to be managed as a national park and preserve. Seth Clark, Macon's mayor pro-tem, said they've already done exactly these things — endorsing Georgia's continued management of state lands, formally partnering with the Muscogee and securing a $1 million Knight Foundation grant to buy more private la...