Rolling Fork in Sharkey County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Carter Mounds
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, October 5, 2020
1. Carter Mounds Marker
The Carter site consists of two earthen mounds separated by a plaza area. Mound A was built in at least two stages and is 13 feet tall. Mound Bis a burial mound and stands at just under seven feet tall. Both mounds are roughly six feet taller than they appear, due to sediment accumulation at their bases. Archaeological excavations indicate that the mounds were built around AD 1000 on the site of a Late Woodland village. Both mounds appear to have been abandoned by AD 1100.
Lower Plaque
This archaeological site is on private property. Please view from the pull-off area.
NO TRESPASSING
Erected by Mississippi Mounds Trail/ Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi Mound Trail series list.
Location. 32° 55.464′ N, 90° 52.887′ W. Marker is in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, in Sharkey County. It is on Deer Creek Road 0.4 miles south of State Route 16, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rolling Fork MS 39159, 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the
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Other markers no longer nearby. Muddy Waters (was approx. 1.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing); What is a Shotgun Shack? (was approx. 1.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Mont Helena (was approx. 1½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, October 5, 2020
2. Carter Mounds Marker
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, October 5, 2020
3. Carter Mounds Marker
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, October 5, 2020
4. Carter Mounds Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 10, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 771 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 9, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
