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

Crossing the Palisade

Shiloh Indian Mounds National Historic Landmark

— National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

Crossing the Palisade Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Austin

1. Crossing the Palisade Marker

Inscription. You are about to again cross the line of the palisade marking the western edge of the Shiloh Indian Mounds community. The path continues on to the parking area. Please be careful and watch for vehicles as you gross the road and return to the 21st century

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

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

Location. 35° 8.426′ N, 88° 19.62′ W. Marker is in 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,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian

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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: Shiloh Indian Mounds (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mississippian Indians (about 300 feet away); Chickasaw Homeland (about 400 feet away); Sifting the Evidence (about 400 feet away); Kentucky Regiments at Battle of Shiloh (about 400 feet away); Camp of 17th Kentucky Infantry (about 400 feet away); A Temporary Wall (about 400 feet away); Signs of Dwellings (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shiloh.

Photographed by David Austin, April 13, 2025

2. Crossing the Palisade Marker

Photographed by David Austin

3. Crossing the Palisade Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2025, by David Austin of Scotts Hill, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 136 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 27, 2025, by David Austin of Scotts Hill, Tennessee. 2. submitted on April 15, 2025, by David Austin of Scotts Hill, Tennessee. 3. submitted on April 27, 2025, by David Austin of Scotts Hill, Tennessee. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.