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Article: Native lands saved, for now: highway construction thwarted by significant cultural property. (National Register of Historic Places has halted the construction of a four-lane highway through ancient burial grounds near the Ochulgee National Monument)(Brief Article)
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- November 1, 1997
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Highway construction thwarted by significant cultural property.
Macon, Ga.--Relics of ancient American Indian occupation have been protected in the state of Georgia in a recent decision issued by the National Register of Historic Places.
The decision has temporarily halted construction of a four-lane highway proposed by the Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) that would have cut through ancient American Indian burial grounds and dwelling sites to connect the cities of Augusta, Macon, and Columbus.
Ocmulgee Old Fields, in central Georgia, encompasses Ocmulgee National Monument and is the original home of the Muscogee people, who first ...