Anguilla in Sharkey County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Anguilla Mound

— Mississippi Mound Trail —

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 26, 2023

1. Anguilla Mound Marker

Inscription. The Anguilla site consists of a single rectangular platform mound located on the south side of Deer Creek. The mound is currently 20 feet in height, but originally may have been taller. It was constructed by Native Americans during the Late Woodland through Middle Mississippi Periods between AD 1000 and 1400. Archaeological excavations carried out here in 2013 revealed that the mound was built in stages using a technique called basket loading.

Erected by the 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. 32° 58.353′ N, 90° 50.478′ W. Marker is in Anguilla, Mississippi, in Sharkey County. It is on Creek Road 0.3 miles west of Barfield Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Anguilla MS 38721, 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 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Carter Mounds (approx. 4.1 miles away); The Story of Teddy Bears (approx. 4.9 miles away); Sharkey County Courthouse

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(approx. 5 miles away); Rolling Fork Mounds (approx. 5.7 miles away); Grace Mounds (approx. 7.6 miles away); Hampton Plantation (approx. 10.1 miles away); Swan Lake Mounds (approx. 12½ miles away); Cary Mounds (approx. 12.8 miles away).

Other markers no longer nearby. Mont Helena (was approx. 2.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Muddy Waters (was approx. 4.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing); What is a Shotgun Shack? (was approx. 4.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Anguilla Mound map of location of mound. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 26, 2023

2. Anguilla Mound map of location of mound.

Anguilla Mound Marker with mound in distance. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 26, 2023

3. Anguilla Mound Marker with mound in distance.

Anguilla Mound image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 26, 2023

4. Anguilla Mound

Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 28, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 714 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 28, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.