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

Evansville Mounds

— Mississippi Mound Trail —

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 10, 2018

1. Evansville Mounds Marker (front)

Inscription.
Located on the eastern bank of the Beaverdam Lake, the Evansville site originally had at least four earthen mounds. Today, only Mounds A and B remain. When first recorded, Mound A had a two-tiered platform—the west side was roughly 18 feet tall and the east side was somewhat shorter. Currently, the mound is 12 feet tall at its highest point. Mound B is conical in shape and roughly three feet tall. Excavations in 2013 indicate that the mounds were built 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. A significant historical year for this entry is 2013.

Location. 34° 38.441′ N, 90° 23.543′ W. Marker is in Evansville, Mississippi, in Tunica County. It is on Austin Road 0.2 miles west of Old U.S. 61, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Austin 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies

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: James Cotton (approx. 3 miles away); Town of Tunica Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.2 miles away); The Tate Log House (approx. 3.3 miles away); Harold "Hardface" Clanton (approx. 3.3 miles away); 1245 Main Street (approx. 3.4 miles away); 1249 Main Street (approx. 3.4 miles away); Lane's Barber Shop (approx. 3.4 miles away); 1251 Main Street (approx. 3.4 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Beaverdam Mounds (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

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.

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

View towards the Evansville Mounds area. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 10, 2018

3. View towards the Evansville Mounds area.

View from marker east towards Old U.S. Highway 61 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 10, 2018

4. View from marker east towards Old U.S. Highway 61

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 766 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 11, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.