Pinson Mounds
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N 35° 29.423 W 088° 43.198
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Pinson Mounds
Waymark Code: WM13E4
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 01/02/2007
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Built between 1 and 500 A.D. by pre-historic Indians, this complex of over a dozen mounds contains the oldest flat-topped, ceremonial mounds in America. Religious ceremonies were conducted on the tops of these mounds, the tallest of which is over 70 feet high. Several smaller burial mounds and a circular earthwork are also present. The site was occupied only on ceremonial occasions.
Marker Name: Pinson Mounds
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number: 4D 12
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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