The Ocmulgee River is a tributary of the Atamaha River which runs to the coast of Georgia and then into the Ocean. The region was once home to the Mississippian culture of Native Americans that was famous for building large mounds. This is an artist's rendition of of what the Macon area looked like at the peak of the Indian civilization there.
Much of the Native American society was discovered from remnants of pottery and mounds in a series of excavations that occurred in the 1930's under to Roosevelt administration. The archeologists found there to be evidence of human habitation for the past 17,000 years. Historians also believe that Spanish Explorer Hernando de Soto traveled through the region and made contact with the Indians in the region in the mid 1500's.
Now the area has become preserved for future generation and is a popular tourist attraction in the region
