Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Chickamauga Mound

c. 350-900 CE

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 10, 2025

1. Chickamauga Mound Marker

Inscription. Standing 200' to the west, Chickamauga Mound is an earthen mound that comprised the center of a Woodland-period town between c. 350-900 CE. Indigenous people often built mounds during this period as sacred places to bury their dead. This town also contained households, gardens, public spaces, and additional mounds, most of which were destroyed in the early 1970s by construction of the Roxbury Southern Mills Textile plant. Artifacts and historical records show that indigenous people lived at the mouth of South Chickamauga Creek from c. 8000 BCE until the Removal of 1838.

Erected 2025 by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2A 121.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and the Tennessee Historical Commission series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 350 CE.

Location. 35° 5.437′ N, 85° 15.578′ W. Marker is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County.

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It can be reached from Lost Mound Drive west of Amnicola Highway (Tennessee Highway 58), on the left when traveling west. Marker is at Amnicola trailhead of South Chickamauga Creek Greenway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chattanooga TN 37406, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

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,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Roxbury Indian Mound (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Civil War River Crossing (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cincinnati Southern Railway Bridge (approx. 1.6 miles away); Alexander's Brigade (approx. 1.7 miles away); 116th Illinois Infantry (approx. 1.7 miles away); 63rd Illinois Infantry

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 10, 2025

2. Chickamauga Mound Marker

(approx. 1.7 miles away); 127th Illinois Infantry (approx. 1.8 miles away); 57th Ohio Infantry (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chattanooga.

Regarding Chickamauga Mound. It has been known by different names though the years. It was called the Bell Place or Bell Mound, for the property owner, during the first half of the 20th century. Then in the 1960s it became the Roxbury Mound for the nearby Roxbury Southern Mills plant. It also was named after the NK Lawn & Garden Co. at one time. The Tennessee Division of Archeology officially changed it to Chickamauga Mound in 2012 at the suggestion of Native Americans.

Also see . . . Moccasin Bend. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on May 26, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

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3. Moccasin Bend

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Credits. This page was last revised on July 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 857 times since then and 276 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 16, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on May 26, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.