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

Winterville

— Mississippi Mound Trail —

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 25, 2020

1. Winterville Marker (Front)

Inscription. Winterville Mounds was an important political and religious center during the Mississippi (ca. AD 1200-1450). First occupied during the Coles Creek Period, beginning around AD 1000, the site originally had as many as 23 mounds, the largest of which is 55 feet tall. These mounds were flanked by open plazas to the northeast and southwest, and a ring of boundary mounds surrounded both plaza areas. The mounds were built between AD 1200 and 1450, and many of them had structures on their summits.

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. 33° 29.138′ N, 91° 3.841′ W. Marker is near Greenville, Mississippi, in Washington County. It is on State Highway 1 north of Indian Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1145 Indian Road, Greenville MS 38703, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Winterville Mounds (within shouting distance of this marker); Symbols Tell Stories (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lockheed T-33A (approx. 4.2 miles away); History of the 51-6601 (approx. 4.2 miles away); Harriet Blanton Theobald Park (approx. 4.7 miles away); St. Matthew's A. M. E. Church (approx. 4.9 miles away); Mt. Horeb M.B. Church (approx. 4.9 miles away); Walter Horn, Jr. (approx. 5 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenville.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Also see . . . Winterville Mounds.

Winterville Marker (Back) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 25, 2020

2. Winterville Marker (Back)

Mississippi Department of Archives and History (Submitted on August 16, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Winterville Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 25, 2020

3. Winterville Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 25, 2020

4. Winterville Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 467 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 16, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.