Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Welcome to Chucalissa

Photographed by Jason Voigt, August 1, 2024

1. Welcome to Chucalissa Marker

Inscription. You are entering the central village site that we know as Chucalissa. People lived at Chucalissa beginning sometime near the year 1000 CE and ending around the year 1600 CE. Over the course of 600 years, thousands of people lived, worked and played on this landscape.

We know this through the science of archaeology. By carefully examining the objects and remains these people left behind we are able to reconstruct their lives.

We invite you to explore this ancient village site and learn about the people who once lived here. With the help of your Chucalissa Visitor's Guide and interpretive signs like this one, you can discover the story of Chucalissa.

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On the signs about Chucalissa there may be scientific words with which you are unfamiliar. If the word is written in red, you can look it up in the glossary of your Visitors' Guide. The use of "CE" represents the Common Era that was previously designated with the notation "AD."

Erected by C.H. Nash Museum, Chucalissa, the University of Memphis.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities.

Location. 35° 3.758′ N, 90° 7.81′

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W. Marker is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County. It can be reached from Indian Village Drive. Marker is on the grounds of Chucalissa reconstructed village site. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1987 Indian Village Dr, Memphis TN 38109, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Upper South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once 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 walking distance of this marker: Plant Use in the Southeast (a few steps from this marker); The Central Plaza (within shouting distance of this marker); Gardening (within shouting distance of this marker); Chucalissa Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Mississippian Mounds (within shouting distance of this marker); Platform Mound (within shouting distance of this marker); Building Mounds (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Chucalissa in Historic Times (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Memphis.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, August 1, 2024

2. Welcome to Chucalissa Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 224 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 15, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.