Hollywood in Tunica County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Hollywood Mounds

— Mississippi Mound Trail —

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 10, 2018

1. Hollywood Mounds Marker (front)

Lower Plaque
This archaeological site is
on private property. Please
view the site from the
pull-off area.
NO
TRESPASSING

Inscription.
Hollywood Mounds originally consisted of a large platform mound surrounded by a series of smaller mounds. At 20 feet in height, Mound A is the site's central feature and was once enclosed on three sides by connected mounds forming an embankment. These "boundary" mounds, as well as three mounds to the east of Mound A, were plowed down by the mid-20th century, but their locations have been confirmed by archaeologists. The mounds were built by Native American people during the Mississippi Period, ca. AD 1200-1600.

Erected 2016 by MDAH, Mississippi Department of Transportation, Office of State Aid Road Construction, Federal Highway Administration & private landowners.

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

Location. 34° 46.353′ N, 90° 22.326′ W. Marker is in Hollywood, Mississippi, in Tunica County. It is on Indian Mound Road 1½ miles west of Old U.S. 61, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Indian Mound Road, Tunica MS 38676, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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

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, measured as the crow flies: Johnson Cemetery Mound (approx. 2.2 miles away); Abbay & Leatherman (approx. 3.1 miles away); The Hollywood Cafe (approx. 4½ miles away); Tunica Full Service (approx. 5.7 miles away); Leo Lesser Building (approx. 5.8 miles away); 1317 Main Street (approx. 5.8 miles away); Hotel Marie (approx. 5.8 miles away); In Memory of Lieut. John R. Stapleton (approx. 5.8 miles away).

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

Rear of marker showing the layout of the mounds. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 10, 2018

2. Rear of marker showing the layout of the mounds.

View from marker towards former location of Mound A. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 10, 2018

3. View from marker towards former location of Mound A.

Dirt farm road in front of you is also shown on the mound map on marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 10, 2018

4. Dirt farm road in front of you is also shown on the mound map on marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,342 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 11, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.