Vicksburg in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Glass Mounds

— Mississippi Mound Trail —

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 26, 2017

1. Glass Mounds Marker (Front)

Lower plaque
This archaeological site is
on private property. Please
view the site from the
pull-off area.
No
Trespassing

Inscription. The Glass site originally consisted of four pyramidal mound surrounding an open plaza, with a possible fifth mound located to the north. Of these, Mound A alone remains undamaged. It stands 30 feet high and has a ramp extending south toward the plaza. Recent archaeological excavations at Glass located two burned wattle and daub structures on the summit of Mound A. The mounds were built by Native Americans during the Mississippi Period, from AD 1200 to 1600, but the site was occupied as early as AD 200.

Erected 2016 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi Mound Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1200.

Location. 32° 13.696′ N, 90° 55.648′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on U.S. 61 south of Demby Drive, on the right when traveling south. Across from the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal

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address: 6600 U.S Highway 61, Vicksburg MS 39180, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Natchez Trace Corridor

and in Greater Jackson.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Captain Brady Tonth, Jr. (approx. ¾ mile away); Yokena Presbyterian Church (approx. 3.9 miles away); Camp Williamson (approx. 4.3 miles away); Brierfield and Hurricane (approx. 5.3 miles away); Tobias Gibson (approx. 5.4 miles away); Mississippi (approx. 6 miles away); Vicksburg Siege (approx. 6 miles away); U.S. Battery Benton. (approx. 6.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg.

Regarding Glass Mounds. Some

Glass Mounds Marker (Rear map of mound area) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 26, 2017

2. Glass Mounds Marker (Rear map of mound area)

notable artifacts were found at Mound C, including a limestone human effigy pipe and a number of pottery vessels and are currently on display at the Old Courthouse Museum in Vicksburg.

Also see . . . Mississippi Mound Trail. Mississippi Historical Markers website entry (Submitted on May 3, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

View towards area of Glass Mounds image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 26, 2017

3. View towards area of Glass Mounds

View towards the Glass Mounds in distance. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 26, 2017

4. View towards the Glass Mounds in distance.

View of marker looking south on U.S. Highway 61. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 26, 2017

5. View of marker looking south on U.S. Highway 61.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,869 times since then and 109 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 28, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.