National park in Macon doubling in size, protecting Native lands from development
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"Georgia has no national park, but with a deal finalized this week to purchase and protect an expansive tract of forest, swamp and sacred Native American tribal land, that could soon change."
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park in Macon, Ga., will grow by 951 acres, preserving property considered sacred by the Muskogean people.
Advocates, including the National Park Service and Muscogee (Creek) Nation, announced Wednesday they acquired nearly 1,000 acres in southeast Bibb County.