Wickliffe in Ballard County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Burial Mound
(Mound C)
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2012
1. Burial Mound Mound C Marker
Mound C
Inscription.
Burial Mound. (Mound C). Native American Indian of the Mississippian culture were buried in this cemetery mound sometime in the A.D. 1200s. First excavated in 1932 by owner Col. Fain King, the mound was referred to as “Mound C”. A building was constructed over the exposed burials and placed on display for many decades. In 1991, the remains were taken from public view out of respect to native American Indians, and to be in compliance with federal laws that protect Indian burial mounds. Plastic replicas of the burial were then put on exhibit in the cemetery building. In 2011, after many years of consultations with Native American tribes and research collaborations with archaeologist, Kentucky State Parks reburied the remains in this mound in partnership with Murray State archaeologist, Dr. Kit Wesler and with the Chickasaw Nation overseeing the process. The building was dismantled and the mound restored.
Native American Indian of the Mississippian culture were buried in this cemetery mound sometime in the A.D. 1200s. First excavated in 1932 by owner Col. Fain King, the mound was referred to as “Mound C”. A building was constructed over the exposed burials and placed on display for many decades. In 1991, the remains were taken from public view out of respect to native American Indians, and to be in compliance with federal laws that protect Indian burial mounds. Plastic replicas of the burial were then put on exhibit in the cemetery building. In 2011, after many years of consultations with Native American tribes and research collaborations with archaeologist, Kentucky State Parks reburied the remains in this mound in partnership with Murray State archaeologist, Dr. Kit Wesler and with the Chickasaw Nation overseeing the process. The building was dismantled and the mound restored.
Location. 36° 58.282′ N, 89° 5.522′ W. Marker is in Wickliffe, Kentucky, in Ballard County. Marker can be reached from Green Street (U.S. 60) west of 1 Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map.
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Marker is at or near this postal address: 94 Green St, Wickliffe KY 42087, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 762 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on August 28, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
