Oelsner Mound
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Markerman62
N 28° 16.314 W 082° 43.952
17R E 330068 N 3128539
Along the Pithlachascotee River in Port Richey.
Waymark Code: WMHAQY
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 06/16/2013
Views: 8
This Indian mound is all that remains of a late Weeden Island period community, probably settled about A.D. 1000 and inhabited for several hundred years. Excavations conducted in 1879 by S.T. Walker for the Smithsonian Institution indicated this was a temple mound. A nearby burial mound, excavated in 1903 by Clarence B. Moore, was subsequently destroyed by developers along with other remnants of the prehistoric community. This mound was preserved by its owner, the late "Aunt" Martha Oelsner, who believed that it also contains Timuqua or Calusa Indian graves.
Marker Number: 0
Date: 1983
County: Pasco
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: The Pasco Board of County Commissioners and The Historical Preservation Committee
Website: Not listed
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