ONLY -- Remaining Caddo Mound in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches TX
N 31° 36.396 W 094° 39.037
15R E 343419 N 3498014
The state historic marker for an ancient Indian Mound, the only one left in Nacogdoches
Waymark Code: WMXH0D
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/12/2018
Views: 2
This ancient Indian mound is located in a neighborhood in Nacogdoches, near the Old University site. It preserves the history of ancient Caddo mounds destroyed by settlers.
The marker reads as follows:
"ANCIENT MOUND
Mound Street got its name in the 18th century from mounds which lined it from Main to King Street. These were built by prehistoric Indians. Only this one remains. Pottery from a demolished mound that measured 150 by 75 feet is preserved in Old Stone Fort, Stephen F. Austin State College. (1966)"
Type of documentation of superlative status: historic marker
Location of coordinates: at the historic marker
Web Site: Not listed
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