Oak Hill in Volusia County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Mounds of Evidence

Seminole Rest Historic Site

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 1, 2020

1. Mounds of Evidence Marker

Inscription.

Several mounds exist here at Seminole Rest. Snyder’s Mound, the largest mound, is not one of mass shells but in some areas seventeen different layers deposited over time. In an effort to find clues to the Timucuans, archeologists are interpreting the layers.

Clamshells make up most of the mound layers even though other materials, including oyster, conchs, and welk shells and the remains of sea trout, shark, and bass were discovered. The abundance of clamshells indicates the site was mostly used for harvesting clams.

There are layers that suggest there were periods when the mound was not used but instead was overgrown with vegetation. Remains of poke berry, palm berry, hackberry, and skullcap in the layers show vegetation has changed very little over the centuries. Many of these plants may have been used by the Timucuans for food, fuel, or medicine.

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Above: Archeologists dig a small mound adjacent to Snyder’s Mound. Dating from A.D. 500 to 900, the mound was deliberately constructed, possibly as a house mound.

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these

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topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities.

Location. 28° 52.236′ N, 80° 50.252′ W. Marker is in Oak Hill, Florida, in Volusia County. It can be reached from River Road 0.2 miles east of Palm Avenue. The marker is within the Seminole Rest Historic Site. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 207 River Road, Oak Hill FL 32759, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s First Coast.

It is also in the American South

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Timucuan Way of Life (within shouting distance of this marker); Preserving the Mound (within shouting distance

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 1, 2020

2. Mounds of Evidence Marker

of this marker); The Caretakers (within shouting distance of this marker); What Do You Think? (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lost Mounds (about 400 feet away); Seminole Rest Trail (about 600 feet away); Village Improvement Association Hall (approx. 0.9 miles away); Oak Hill Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oak Hill.

Also see . . . Seminole Rest Historic Site. (Submitted on November 9, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Seminole Rest Historic Site Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 1, 2020

3. Seminole Rest Historic Site Sign

Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 360 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 9, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.