Port Charlotte in Charlotte County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Hickory Bluff Mound

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, July 8, 2020

1. Hickory Bluff Mound Marker

Inscription. In 1905, Clarence Bloomfield Moore (1852-1936), a wealthy, amateur archaeologist from Philadelphia excavated a mound located on the northern bank of the Peace River about one half mile north of this site. Moore found the sand burial mound containing bones and pottery sherds dating the mound to the Safety Harbor period (A.D. 900-1725). The Timucua Indians, part of the Safety Harbor culture, lived along the central Gulf coast of Florida. Moore noted that the mound had been badly disturbed prior to his excavation. Early settlement of the Hickory Bluff area may have been the cause of the mound's disturbance. Today there is no evidence of the sand mound.

Erected 2019 by Hickory Bluff Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution and Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 26° 57.009′ N, 82° 3.599′ W. Marker is in Port Charlotte,

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Florida, in Charlotte County. It can be reached from Tamiami Trail (U.S. 41) 0.1 miles south of County Route 776A. Marker is located at the Peace River in Live Oak Point Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Punta Gorda FL 33980, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

It is also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hickory Bluff Pioneers (approx. 0.4 miles away); Isaac H. Trabue - Founder of Punta Gorda (approx. 0.8 miles away); Charlotte Harbor Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Barron Collier Bridge (approx. 0.9 miles away); Trinity United Methodist Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); Armed Guard (approx.

Hickory Bluff Mound Marker looking north toward the Tamiami Trail. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, July 8, 2020

2. Hickory Bluff Mound Marker looking north toward the Tamiami Trail.

one mile away); Women’s Overseas Service League (approx. one mile away); Prisoners of War/Missing in Action (approx. one mile away).

Also see . . . Hickory Bluff Chapter DAR connection to Hickory Bluff Mound. “Representatives from FSSDAR and several local chapters joined Hickory Bluff Daughters and community notaries at the dedication ceremony. It should be noted that erection of the marker was made possible through the sponsorship of Hickory Bluff Chapter, NSDAR, and HB’s partnership with the Charlotte County Historical Center Society. (Submitted on April 27, 2023, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas.)

Hickory Bluff Mound Marker looking south toward the Peace River and the bridge to Punta Gorda. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, July 8, 2020

3. Hickory Bluff Mound Marker looking south toward the Peace River and the bridge to Punta Gorda.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 871 times since then and 85 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 12, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.