The Mississippi Mound Trail is a driving tour of 33 sites adjoining U.S. Route 61 where indigenous peoples of the Mississippi Delta built earthworks. The mounds were primarily built between 500 and 1500 AD, but are representative of a variety of cultures known as the Mound Builders. Each site has a historical marker and is accessible by road.
Opened in 2016, the trail was a joint venture between the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, the Mississippi Department of Transportation and various other stakeholders.
Mississippi Mound Trail sites Mound nameMound locationListed on NRHPPhotographNotesAden MoundsNear Valley Park at YesType site for the Aden Phase (800–900 CE) of Lower Yazoo Basin Coles Creek culture chronologyAnguilla MoundAnguilla at NoSite consists of a single moundArcola MoundsNear Arcola at YesOnly three of the original six mounds exist today.Batesville MoundsBatesville at YesOriginally consisted of seven mounds, with only four currently visible. Listed as a Mississippi Landmark. The Batesville Mounds listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Bayou Pierre MoundsNear Port Gibson at YesConsists of three mounds (and possibly a fourth)Beaverdam MoundsNear Evansville at YesSite consists of two earthen mounds and a former villageCarson MoundsStovall at YesOnly five of the original seven mounds currently existCarter MoundsNear Rolling Fork at NoSite consists of a platform mound and burial moundCary MoundsCary at YesOnly one of four original mounds exists todayChristmas MoundNear Beulah at NoConsists of a single mound with a private cemetery located atop the mound.Dunn MoundsNear Lyon at NoSite consists of three moundsEdgefield MoundsNear Norfolk at NoConsists of three moundsEmerald MoundStanton at YesType site for the Emerald Phase (1500 to 1680 CE) of the Natchez Bluffs Plaquemine culture chronology and second-largest Mississippian period earthwork in the country. Also a National Historic LandmarkEvansville MoundsEvansville at YesOriginally consisted of four mounds but only two remain. An abandoned schoolhouse is located on Mound B.Foster MoundsNear Washington at YesConsists of two mounds. An antebellum home is located on Mound A.Grace MoundsGrace at YesOnly two of the original five mounds currently existGlass MoundsWarrenton at NoPossibly consisted of five mounds but only three are currently intactGrand Village of the NatchezNatchez at YesOriginally contained six mounds, but only three are intact today. Occupied by the Natchez until 1730. Listed as a National Historic Landmark.Haynes Bluff MoundsNear Redwood at NoOriginally consisted of four mounds but only two remain todayHollywood MoundsNear Hollywood at NoOriginally consisted of one large mound and multiple boundary mounds, but only the platform mound and three boundary mounds remain today. Also a Mississippi Landmark.Jaketown MoundsNear Deovolente at YesOnce consisted of eighteen mounds but only three are visible today. Also a Mississippi Landmark and National Historic Landmark.Johnson Cemetery MoundHollywood at YesSite consists of a mound and accompanying village. A private cemetery is located on the mound.Law MoundsFoote at NoOnly one of the original three mounds exists today.Lake George MoundsHolly Bluff at YesConsisted of up to twenty eight mounds but only a few are currently visible. Listed as a National Historic Landmark.Lessley MoundNear Woodville at NoSite consists of a single mound with the Lessley family cemetery located atop the moundMont Helena MoundsNear Rolling Fork at NoPossibly consisted of three mounds, but only one exists today. A Victorian neoclassical home currently sits atop the mound.Pocahontas MoundsPocahontas, Mississippi at YesSite contains two mounds. Also listed as a Mississippi Landmark.Rolling Fork MoundsRolling Fork at YesOriginally consisted of three mounds but only two remain todaySalomon MoundsNear Coahoma at YesPossibly consisted of twelve mounds, but only three exist today. A private cemetery is located atop Mound A.Smith Creek MoundsNear Fort Adams at YesSite consists of three moundsSwan Lake MoundsNear Foote at NoOriginally included four mounds but only two exist todayWindsor MoundsBruinsburg at YesSite consists of four mounds with a private cemetery located on Mound C.Winterville MoundsNear Winterville at YesOriginally consisted of more than twenty mounds. Listed as a Mississippi Landmark and National Historic Landmark. Source: Mississippi Mound Trail official web site
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External links Official website