Indian Mound Marker

Indian Mound Marker

This historic marker is locate don U.S. Highway 72, near the Indian Mound. Text on the marker reads: "This is the highest domiciliary mound in the Tennessee Valley. It was build about 1200 to 1500 A.D. by Indians of the Mississippian Culture. Such mounds served as bases for ceremonial temple...

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Main Author: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
Format: Electronic
Published: Auburn University Libraries
Subjects:
Cultural resources
Online Access:https://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/1265
format Electronic
collection Alabama Cultural Resource Survey Collection
building Auburn University
publisher Auburn University Libraries
topic Cultural resources
spellingShingle Cultural resources
Indian Mound Marker
Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
fulltopic Cultural resources
Historic Markers; Florence, AL; Lauderdale County, AL
description This historic marker is locate don U.S. Highway 72, near the Indian Mound. Text on the marker reads: "This is the highest domiciliary mound in the Tennessee Valley. It was build about 1200 to 1500 A.D. by Indians of the Mississippian Culture. Such mounds served as bases for ceremonial temples or chief's houses. This one was originally encircled by an earthen wall, and there were villages and cultivated fields nearby. Height: 42 feet; width at base, 180 feet. Largest in Tennessee Valley. It stands 42 feet high; served as base for temple. Built by unknown Indians who lived here long before Columbus discovered America. Builders perhaps related to Indians who built mounds at Moundville."
spelling Indian Mound MarkerDylan Tucker, University of North AlabamaHistoric Markers; Florence, AL; Lauderdale County, ALThis historic marker is locate don U.S. Highway 72, near the Indian Mound. Text on the marker reads: "This is the highest domiciliary mound in the Tennessee Valley. It was build about 1200 to 1500 A.D. by Indians of the Mississippian Culture. Such mounds served as bases for ceremonial temples or chief's houses. This one was originally encircled by an earthen wall, and there were villages and cultivated fields nearby. Height: 42 feet; width at base, 180 feet. Largest in Tennessee Valley. It stands 42 feet high; served as base for temple. Built by unknown Indians who lived here long before Columbus discovered America. Builders perhaps related to Indians who built mounds at Moundville." Alabaama Cultural Resource SurveyLate 1900sTexthttps://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/1265“Indian Mound Marker”. Accessed 11/04/2015. http://www.lat34north.com/historicmarkersal/
title Indian Mound Marker
titleStr Indian Mound Marker
author Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
author_facet Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
id AUcultural1265
url https://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/1265
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