Near Shiloh in Hardin County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Surviving the Winter

Photographed by David Austin, April 13, 2025

1. Surviving the Winter Marker

Inscription. During the cold winter months, families lived mostly on corn, plus some dried fish and fresh meat. The women raised the corn, along with squash and sunflowers, in gardens near their homes and on the bottomlands along the river. Men hunted deer, raccoons, and turkeys in the fall and winter and devoted the warmer months to catching fish and gathering shellfish. Women used the animal hides to make clothes for their families.

Erected by Shiloh Indian Mounds National Landmark.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities.

Location. 35° 8.493′ N, 88° 19.211′ W. Marker is near Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It can be reached from Riverside Drive east of Hamburg Savannah Rd. Down a 1.3 Mile Nature Trail. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Shiloh TN 38376, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

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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: Vibrant Community (within shouting distance of this marker); Maternal Clusters (within shouting distance of this marker); A Major River Town (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Signs of Prestige (about 700 feet away); The Center of Town (approx. 0.2 miles away); Leaving Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); 28th Illinois Infantry (approx. 0.2 miles away); Changing Size and Color (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shiloh.

Photographed by David Austin, April 13, 2025

2. Surviving the Winter Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2025, by David Austin of Scotts Hill, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 111 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 15, 2025, by David Austin of Scotts Hill, Tennessee. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.