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

Beaverdam Mounds

Mississippi Mound Trail

By Mark Hilton, April 10, 2018

1. Beaverdam Mounds Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the 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 • Native Americans. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi Mound Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 2013.

Location. Marker has been damaged. 34° 37.647′ N, 90° 23.652′ W. 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

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

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

Click or scan to see
this page online

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.)

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

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.

By Mark Hilton, April 10, 2018

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

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 December 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 100 times since then and 5 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.