Frostproof in Polk County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Indian Burial Mound
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, December 23, 2017
1. Indian Burial Mound Marker
under Spanish rule
Indians buried their dead here
Glass beads and silver ornaments
found on an Indian skeleton
identified the mound as pre-Seminole
Erected 1955 by Lake Wales Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.
Location. 27° 44.772′ N, 81° 31.673′ W. Marker is in Frostproof, Florida, in Polk County. It is at the intersection of North Lake Reedy Boulevard and East Wall Street, on the right when traveling south on North Lake Reedy Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Frostproof FL 33843, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Florida. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Fort Clinch (approx. 1.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 10 miles away); First Church in Avon Park (approx. 10.4 miles away); Memorial Flag Pole (approx. 10.4 miles away); Avon Park Depot Museum
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Photographed by Tim Fillmon, December 23, 2017
2. Indian Burial Mound Marker looking west on East Wall Street.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2018, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 2,076 times since then and 114 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 1, 2018, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
