Mount Gilead in Montgomery County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Town Creek

Photographed by Mark Parker, April 25, 2026

1. Town Creek Marker

Inscription. An Indian village that represents Mississippian mound-building tradition (A.D. 1150 to 1450). The reconstructed site, first excavated 1937, 5 mi SE.

Erected 2021 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number K-67.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1150.

Location. 35° 12.901′ N, 80° 0.08′ W. Marker is in Mount Gilead, North Carolina, in Montgomery County. It is on East Allenton Street (North Carolina Route 731) east of North Main Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 106 E Allenton St, Mount Gilead NC 27306, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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 original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: McAulay Bros. Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Ingram McAulay Hardware & Furniture (within shouting distance of this marker); Haywood Motor Company (within shouting distance of this marker); Ross & Ingram Grocery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct

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line); Williams Barber Shop (about 400 feet away); O.C. Bruton Store (about 400 feet away); A.S. McRae Building (about 400 feet away); Edmund DeBerry (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Gilead.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Town Creek Marker on East Allenton St. looking towards Main Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, April 25, 2026

2. Town Creek Marker on East Allenton St. looking towards Main Street

Indian Mound at the Town Creek Indian Mound State Historic Site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, April 25, 2026

3. Indian Mound at the Town Creek Indian Mound State Historic Site

Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 26, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.