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

Bayou Pierre Mounds

— Mississippi Mound Trail —

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 26, 2017

1. Bayou Pierre Mounds Marker (Front)

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

Inscription. Of the three original mounds overlooking Bayou Pierre, only one remains. A pyramidal platform, Mound A is currently 16 feet tall. Excavations indicate that Native Americans built the mound in multiple stages during the Coles Creek Period, from AD 1000-1200, though it was probably used until ca. AD 1350. A fourth mound, located half a mile southwest of Mound A, was also built during the Coles Creek Period, and may have been part of the Bayou Pierre site.

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 1350.

Location. 31° 58.932′ N, 91° 0.326′ W. Marker is near Port Gibson, Mississippi, in Claiborne County. It is on Old Mill Road 0.4 miles south of Bald Hill Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Old Mill Road, Port Gibson MS 39150, United States of America.

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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 are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Planter's Hotel (approx. 1.9 miles away); Claiborne County Courthouse (approx. 1.9 miles away); Claiborne County (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Port Gibson Boycott (approx. 1.9 miles away); Lightfoot Park (approx. 1.9 miles away); Commercial Buildings (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Federals Occupy Port Gibson (approx. 1.9 miles away); Battle of Port Gibson (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Gibson.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Lil Green (was approx.

Bayou Pierre Mounds Marker (Rear map showing mound location). image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 26, 2017

2. Bayou Pierre Mounds Marker (Rear map showing mound location).

1.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

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 the mound location. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 26, 2017

3. View towards the mound location.

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 1,264 times since then and 84 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 28, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.