Near North Riverfront in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Mounds Heritage Trail
Big Mound
Photographed By Jason Voigt, September 10, 2019
1. Mounds Heritage Trail Big Mound Marker
Inscription.
Mounds Heritage Trail. Big Mound. Big Mound was the largest mound in the St. Louis Mound Group. A ridge mound, 319 feet long, 158 feet wide, and 34 feet high Big Mound contained a burial chamber holding 20 to 30 individuals. Unfortunately, development in the City of St. Louis led to the complete destruction of Big Mound in 1869. By 1904 nearly all of the mounds in St. Louis had been destroyed. Today only Sugarloaf Mound remains; it is now owned and preserved by the Osage Nation. These mounds were constructed by ancestors of some of today's Indian nations. The site of Big Mound is great significance because of what it once was. This serves to commemorate the culture that once existed in this area, to honor the people who were once buried at this site, and to also remind us that there are living descendant's of that culture and the people who were once here.
Big Mound was the largest mound in the St. Louis Mound Group. A ridge mound, 319 feet long, 158 feet wide, and 34 feet high Big Mound contained a burial chamber holding 20 to 30 individuals. Unfortunately, development in the City of St. Louis led to the complete destruction of Big Mound in 1869. By 1904 nearly all of the mounds in St. Louis had been destroyed. Today only Sugarloaf Mound remains; it is now owned and preserved by the Osage Nation. These mounds were constructed by ancestors of some of today's Indian nations. The site of Big Mound is great significance because of what it once was. This serves to commemorate the culture that once existed in this area, to honor the people who were once buried at this site, and to also remind us that there are living descendant's of that culture and the people who were once here.
Location. 38° 38.592′ N, 90° 11.112′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Near North Riverfront. Marker is on Mound Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1700 North Broadway, Saint Louis MO 63102, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Additional commentary. 1. Spelling on the profile The spelling on the profile has been taken verbatim from the marker, notably the use of descendant's instead of descendants.
— Submitted December 19, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
Photographed By Jason Voigt, September 10, 2019
2. Le Grange de Terre (Big Mound) Plaque
Mounds Heritage Trail Big Mound marker is seen in the background, as well as I-70
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2019, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 638 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on September 11, 2019, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
