Ocmulgee Mounds National Historic Park could expand into national park and preserve
The team says they have to raise $1.2 million by August for the park to be recognized as a National park.
Author: Taelore Hicks (WMAZ)
Updated: 7:49 PM EDT May 5, 2021
MACON, Ga. — Macon's beloved Ocmulgee Mounds National Historic park may soon quadruple in size.
A group of people hope to expand the park and turn it into the first National Park and Preserve east of the Mississippi River.
"There's one city in the entire United States that has a national park in it," Chris Sheridan said.
Chris Sheridan and Seth Clark joined the Ocmulgee National Park and Preserve Initiative team to make Macon, the second city in the United States with a national park.