Foote in Washington County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Swan Lake Mounds

— Mississippi Mound Trail —

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 25, 2020

1. Swan Lake Mounds Marker (Front)

Inscription. Of Swan Lake's four original mounds, three were arranged in a line running parallel to the lake. Of these, only Mound B is visible today. Mound A is located a short distance to the northeast. Sixteen feet in height, Mound A is oblong in shape and has a ramp extending from its summit towards Mound B. Reports from the 1940s demolition of Mound C suggest that it was once a burial mound. Artifacts collected from the surface of the site indicate that Native Americans lived here from ca. AD 400 to 1500.

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. A significant historical year for this entry is 1500.

Location. 33° 5.907′ N, 90° 59.801′ W. Marker is in Foote, Mississippi, in Washington County. It is on Yazoo Refuge Road east of Deer Lake Road, on the right when traveling east. Marker is located in the Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hollandale MS 38748, 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Law Mounds (approx. 1.1 miles away); Old Highway 1

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(approx. 4.7 miles away); Hampton Plantation (approx. 4.7 miles away); Cotton Storage House (approx. 5.9 miles away); Jesse Crowell (approx. 6.7 miles away); In Remembrance (approx. 6.7 miles away); St. John's Church (approx. 6.7 miles away); Grace Mounds (approx. 7.7 miles away).

Swan Lake Mounds Marker (Back) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 25, 2020

2. Swan Lake Mounds Marker (Back)

Swan Lake Mounds Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 25, 2020

3. Swan Lake Mounds Marker

Swan Lake Indian Mound image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 25, 2020

4. Swan Lake Indian Mound

Credits. This page was last revised on August 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,048 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 15, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.