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- Fort Mountain. Visit the mysterious wall believed to have been built by Woodlands-era Indians between 500 BC and 500 AD. Fort Mountain, in Chatsworth, is named for the ancient rock wall that stretches 855 feet across the highest point of the mountain.
- Track Rock Gap. Track Rock Gap, in Chattahoochee National Forest, preserves a significant site of rock art created by Creek and Cherokee people. Visitors can view a small sampling of boulders featuring petroglyphs at the Track Rock Gap Archeological Site.
- Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park. Located in Macon, the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park exhibits artifacts from several Native American cultures, including the Paleo-Indians, who arrived during the ice age period; the Woodland culture, which began horticulture in Middle Georgia; and the Mississippians, who built mounds for their elite.
- Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site. These sites, managed by Georgia State Parks, both offer a look at the cultures and lives of the mound-building Native Americans.
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The National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) has one of the most extensive collections of Native American arts and artifacts in the world—approximately 266,000 catalog records (825,000 items) representing over 12,000 years of history and more than 1,200 indigenous cultures throughout the Americas. Ranging from ancient Paleo-Indian points ...
- Fernbank Museum, Atlanta. Here you’ll find an impressive array of artifacts from the most prominent early human inhabitants of America such as Paleo, Archaic, Woodland and Mississippian tribes.
- New Echota Historic Site, Calhoun. The New Echota Historic Site in Calhoun, with sets northwest of Atlanta, served as the capital of the Cherokee nation from 1825 to 1838.
- Fort Mountain State Park, Chatsworth. Indians traversed all over Georgia, and in Fort Mountain State Park in Chatsworth. A rock wall within the mountainous recreation hub has been identified by archeologists as a native built structure—it’s thought to have been used for ritualistic or protective reasons.
- Indian Springs State Park, Jackson. South of Atlanta, in little Flovilla, Georgia near Jackson, is a park that’s been built around an iconic mineral spring with deep ties to the Creek Indians.
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Gift Shop20 Picnic TablesRiverside BenchesBus Parking6 Earthen MoundsFilmNature TrailRanger ProgramsLocation. 779 Julia Jordan Rd. Roberta GA 31078. Get Directions. Phone. (478) 836-2696. Map View. Previous. Next. See a very large collection of items beautifully displayed from the culture of the Indians who lived in the Southeastern region of The United States.
Allow plenty of time to take in the interpretive center’s many exhibits, which include a Hall of Ancients with artifacts, dioramas and interactive programs, the Rogers Contemporary Native American Art Gallery and an Appalachian settlement. Allow two to three days to get the most out of your journey.
