Near Valley Park in Issaquena County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Aden Mounds

— Mississippi Mound Trail —

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 25, 2020

1. Aden Mounds Marker (Front)

Inscription. Aden Mounds consists of three mounds surrounding a rectangular plaza, the fourth side open to Jeff Davis Bayou. Mounds A and B are rectangular platform mounds nearly 10 feet in height. Mound C is no longer visible, but archaeologists discovered its early stages beneath the current ground surface. Artifacts from Aden indicate that the mounds were constructed during the Coles Creek Period (ca. AD 850-1000), though the early stages of Mound C may be Middle Woodland (ca. AD 200-40) in age.

Erected by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

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.

Location. 32° 38.241′ N, 90° 50.256′ W. Marker is near Valley Park, Mississippi, in Issaquena County. It is on Deer Creek Road 1.6 miles east of U.S. 61, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Redwood MS 39156, 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Teddy Roosevelt's Bear Hunt (approx. 8½ miles away); Haynes Bluff Mound (approx. 8.6 miles away);

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Hill’s Plantation (approx. 8.9 miles away); a different marker also named Hill’s Plantation (approx. 8.9 miles away); Snyder's Bluff (approx. 10 miles away); Fort Snyder (approx. 10.1 miles away); Fort St. Peter (approx. 10.1 miles away); French Fort St. Pierre (approx. 10.1 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Haynes Bluff (was approx. 8.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Aden Mounds Marker (Back) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 25, 2020

2. Aden Mounds Marker (Back)

Aden Mounds Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 25, 2020

3. Aden Mounds Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 756 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 9, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.