Smith Creek Mounds
N 31° 08.414 W 091° 30.936
15R E 641509 N 3446090
Marker located about 15 miles west of Woodville on Highway 24.
Waymark Code: WM118GK
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 09/06/2019
Views: 3
The Smith Creek site consists of three mounds surrounding a large plaza. Mound A is the site's largest monument, at over 30 feet. Mound B is a burial mound surrounded by a ditch or moat. Mound C, to the east, is eroding into Smith Creek; its original dimensions are unknown. Mounds A and C were built in multiple stages, beginning in the Cole Creek Period (ca. AD 1000-1100) and continuing until ca. AD 1350. The plaza at Smith Creek was artificially raised as early as AD 750-850 and probably predates the mounds, and construction continued until about AD 1350.
Date Installed:: 2013
Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi Mound Trail
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