Washington in Adams County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Foster Mounds
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 7, 2017
1. Foster Mounds Marker
Foster Mounds consists of two mounds located on either end of a large village or plaza. Mound A was built in four stages during the Plaquemine Period, sometime after AD 1400. Its original size and shape have been modified to accommodate the late 18th-century home located on its summit. Mound B, about 200 yards to the south, was built in at least two stages ca, AD 1500. Artifacts recovered from underneath Mound B indicate that Native Americans lived at this site as early as 500 BC.
Lower Plaque
This archaeological site is on private property. Please view from the pull-off area.
NO TRESPASSING
Erected 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 500 BCE.
Location. 31° 36.009′ N, 91° 19.71′ W. Marker is in Washington, Mississippi, in Adams County. It is on Foster Mounds Road half a mile south of Steam Plant Road, on the right when
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Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi and in Natchez Trace Corridor. 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 Viceroyalty of New France, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Washington Campground (approx. 2.2 miles away); Jefferson Military College (approx. 2.2 miles away); Andrew Jackson at Washington (approx. 2.2 miles away); Washington (approx. 2.2 miles away); Dr. John W. Monette (approx. 2.2 miles away); The President's House (approx. 2.2 miles away); Prince Ibrahima (approx. 2.2 miles away); Site of Assembly Hall (approx. 2.3 miles away).
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 7, 2017
2. Foster Mounds Marker
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 7, 2017
3. Foster Mounds Marker
July 7, 2017
4. Foster Mound A
House sitting on top of mound.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 1,551 times since then and 113 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 9, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. 4. submitted on July 9, 2017.
