Near Port Gibson in Claiborne County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Windsor Mounds

— Mississippi Mound Trail —

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 26, 2017

1. Windsor Mounds Marker (Front)

Inscription. Windsor Mounds includes four rectangular platform mounds overlooking Bayou Pierre. Mound A, visible from the road, is the largest at over 30 feet, and has a ramp extending toward the east. Mounds B, C, and D range in height from 3 to 16 feet. The mounds were constructed in the Late Coles Creek Period and continued through the Plaquemine Period, between AD 1100 and AD 1600. Excavations in 2013 located evidence for structures on the summit of Mound B. Mound C serves as a cemetery for the Freeland and Daniell families.

Erected 2016 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi Mound Trail series list.

Location. 31° 56.765′ N, 91° 7.581′ W. Marker is near Port Gibson, Mississippi, in Claiborne County. It is on Rodney Road 1.6 miles west of Montgomery Road, on the left when traveling west. Located about a half-mile north of the Windsor Ruins. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Rodney Road, Port Gibson MS 39150, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi, in Natchez Trace Corridor,

and in Greater Jackson.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

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

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are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Land and People Before Windsor (approx. 0.4 miles away); A Luxury Home (approx. 0.4 miles away); Windsor Historic Legacy (approx. 0.4 miles away); Windsor and The Civil War (approx. 0.4 miles away); Windsor Laborers (approx. 0.4 miles away); Preservation Efforts (approx. 0.4 miles away); Battle of Port Gibson – Grant’s March (approx. 2.7 miles away); Battle of Port Gibson – The Battle (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Gibson.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Windsor Ruins (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Mississippi Mound Trail. Mississippi Historical Markers website entry (Submitted on October 18, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Windsor Mounds Marker (Rear map showing mound locations) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 26, 2017

2. Windsor Mounds Marker (Rear map showing mound locations)

View of marker looking towards Mound A site. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 26, 2017

3. View of marker looking towards Mound A site.

View of marker west on Rodney Road. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 26, 2017

4. View of marker west on Rodney Road.

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

Credits. This page was last revised on April 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,968 times since then and 101 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 28, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.