Evansville in Tunica County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Beaverdam Mounds
Mississippi Mound Trail
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 • Native Americans. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi Mound Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 2013.
Location. 34° 37.647′ N, 90° 23.652′ W. Marker has been damaged. Marker is in Evansville, Mississippi, in Tunica County. Marker is on Old U.S. 61, 0.8 miles south of Evansville Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tunica MS 38676, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within
13 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies. Evansville Mounds (approx. 0.9 miles away); James Cotton (approx. 2.1 miles away); Town of Tunica Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.1 miles away); Harold "Hardface" Clanton (approx. 4.2 miles away); Johnson Cemetery Mound (approx. 8 miles away); Hollywood Mounds (approx. 10.1 miles away); Pippengerville (approx. 12.3 miles away in Arkansas); Fight at the Levee (approx. 12½ miles away in Arkansas).
Also see . . . Mississippi Department of Archives & History website about the Hollywood Mounds. (Submitted on April 11, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 124 times since then and 15 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.