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

MISSING

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Beaverdam Mounds

— Mississippi Mound Trail —

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 10, 2018

1. Beaverdam Mounds Marker

Inscription. There are currently two mounds located at the Beaverdam site, though there may originally have been more. Mound A has eroded over time and is now 11 feet tall. Early 20th-century accounts describe it as rectangular in shape with a two-tiered platform. Mound B is now about two feet in height. Excavations in 2013 indicate that Mound A was built in multiple stages 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. Marker is missing. It was located near 34° 37.647′ N, 90° 23.652′ W. Marker was in Evansville, Mississippi, in Tunica County. It was on Old U.S. 61 0.8 miles south of Evansville Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Tunica MS 38676, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it was in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 5 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Evansville Mounds

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(approx. 0.9 miles away); James Cotton (approx. 2.1 miles away); Town of Tunica Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.1 miles away); The Tate Log House (approx. 4.2 miles away); Harold "Hardface" Clanton (approx. 4.2 miles away); 1245 Main Street (approx. 4.3 miles away); 1249 Main Street (approx. 4.3 miles away); Lane's Barber Shop (approx. 4.3 miles away).

Also see . . . Mississippi Mound Trail. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on November 14, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

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

The two mounds can be seen in the distance. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 10, 2018

3. The two mounds can be seen in the distance.

View from marker north on Old U.S. Highway 61. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 10, 2018

4. View from marker north on Old U.S. Highway 61.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, November 19, 2020

5. Beaverdam Mounds Marker

Photographed in November 2020, it shows the marker was hit and broke off the post. Marker was not nearby.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 659 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 11, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 5. submitted on December 10, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.