Rock Eagle Mound-GHM None-Putnam Co
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Sprinterman
N 33° 25.080 W 083° 22.354
17S E 279390 N 3700144
US 441 north of Eatonton at east park entrance
Waymark Code: WM6ZKD
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 08/10/2009
Views: 4
One mile west of this point is a stone mound believed to have been constructed by prehistoric Indians before Columbus discovered America. The mound is composed of white quartz rocks, forming the shape of a bird in flight with its head turned toward the east and wings outspread. It measures 102 feet from head to tail and 120 feet from wingtip to wingtip, while the body rises to about 10 feet above the surrounding surface. The mound is thought to have been built for burial purposes.
Type of Marker: Highway
Date: November 1977
Sponsor: State of Georgia
Marker #: Not listed
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