Contents

a. INTRODUCTION

b. THE AMERICAN INDIAN

c. MAN COMES TO GEORGIA

d. FOOD FROM THE WATERS

e. POTMAKING BECOMES AN ART

f. TEMPLE MOUNDS AND AGRICULTURE

g. EARLY CREEKS

h. OCMULGEE OLD FIELDS

h. GUIDE TO THE AREA

j. HOW TO REACH THE MONUMENT

k. ADMINISTRATION

l. SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING

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Ocmulgee National Monument

Historical Handbook Number Twenty-Four
1956

This publication is one of a series of handbooks describing the historical and archeological areas in the National Park System administered by the National Park Service of the United States Department of the Interior. It is printed by the Government Printing Office and may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington 25, D.C.

The National Park System, of which Ocmulgee National Monument is a unit, is dedicated to conserving the scenic, scientific, and historic heritage of the United States for the benefit and enjoyment of its people.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Stewart L. Udall, Secretary

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Conrad L. Wirth, Director