Sevierville in Sevier County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

The McMahan Indian Mound

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, March 14, 2009

1. The McMahan Indian Mound Marker

Inscription. This Mississippian substructure,16 ft. high and 240 ft.in circumference, built during the Dallas phase (1200-1500), was first excavated in 1881, with artifacts being sent to the Smithsonian. Later excavations exposed nearby villages of the Woodland Indian dating from 200 A.D. to the Cherokee who roamed this valley when pioneers settled in the late 1700s.

Erected by Tennessee Historical commission. (Marker Number 1C 69.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1881.

Location. 35° 51.837′ N, 83° 34.048′ W. Marker is in Sevierville, Tennessee, in Sevier County. It is on Chapman Hwy /The Great Smoky Mountains Hwy. (Route 441), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sevierville TN 37862, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee

and in the Great Smoky Mountains.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

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in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sevierville (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Sevierville (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dwight and Kate Wade House (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Sevierville (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Sevierville (approx. ¼ mile away); Historic Jail Bars (approx. ¼ mile away); Sevier County Veterans (approx. ¼ mile away); Isaac Thomas (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sevierville.

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, March 14, 2009

2. The McMahan Indian Mound Marker

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, March 14, 2009

3. The McMahan Indian Mound Marker

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, March 14, 2009

4. The McMahan Indian Mound Marker

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, March 4, 2009

5. The McMahan Indian Mound Marker

The McMahan Indian Mound from Rivertrail Ln. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lou Claudio, July 2015

6. The McMahan Indian Mound from Rivertrail Ln.

The McMahan Indian Mound image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lou Claudio, July 2015

7. The McMahan Indian Mound

Hotel at right

The McMahan Indian Mound; Rivertrail Ln. at left image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lou Claudio, July 2015

8. The McMahan Indian Mound; Rivertrail Ln. at left

Photographed by Lou Claudio, July 2015

9. The McMahan Indian Mound

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 3,989 times since then and 175 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 19, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on August 9, 2015, by Lou Claudio of Safety Harbor, Florida. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.