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Council House interior, Ocmulgee, Macon, GA, circa 1940

Subjects
InteriorsNative American Life
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1940 (Linen)
Front of Council House interior, Ocmulgee, Macon, GA, circa 1940, Service News Co., GA, USA, c. 1940 linen postcard
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Back of Council House interior, Ocmulgee, Macon, GA, circa 1940, Service News Co., GA, USA, c. 1940 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The reconstructed Council House at Ocmulgee, near Macon, Georgia, is a circular ceremonial earth lodge with a central fire pit and an eagle-shaped throne in the foreground. Forty-eight seats ring the interior, and the entrance faces east. The original lodge was built by Mississippian people around 1000 CE for council and ritual gatherings. The Civilian Conservation Corps restored the structure in the 1930s, and the site became Ocmulgee National Monument in 1936, now Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park.

Postcard Details

Message · English

Bernice Hill

PublisherService News Co.
An interior view of the prehistoric Council House or Ceremonial Earth Lodge at Macon, Ga. This structure has been restored to its original condition. The throne made in the form of an eagle is shown with a ceremonial fire pit in the foreground. Forty-eight seats encircle the building. The underground entrance faces East and the structure is an almost exact circle.
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Postcard record

PublisherService News Co.
Series65392
ConditionGood
PublisherService News Co., Macon, GA
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible halftone dot pattern; image cropped close to the picture with no white border visible. No postmark; unused card. Divided-back linen-era Tichnor card with "PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE / MADE IN U.S.A." box; pencil "2.00" (dealer price) at top; green-ink name "Bernice Hill" written sideways at left. Light toning and edge wear.

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Council House interior, Ocmulgee, Macon, GA, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1940. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/council-house-interior-ocmulgee-macon-ga-circa-1940. Accessed November 2, 2026.