Port Richey in Pasco County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Oelsner Mound

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, June 15, 2013

1. Oelsner Mound Marker

Inscription. This Indian mound is all that remains of a late Weeden Island period community, probably settled about A.D. 1000 and inhabited for several hundred years. Excavations conducted in 1879 by S.T. Walker for the Smithsonian Institution indicated this was a temple mound. A nearby burial mound, excavated in 1903 by Clarence B. Moore, was subsequently destroyed by developers along with other remnants of the prehistoric community. This mound was preserved by its owner, the late "Aunt" Martha Oelsner, who believed that it also contains Timuqua or Calusa Indian graves.

Erected 1983 by Pasco Board of County Commissioners and the Historical Preservation Committee.

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

Location. 28° 16.314′ N, 82° 43.952′ W. Marker is in Port Richey, Florida, in Pasco County. It is on Sunset Drive, on the left when traveling west. Located in front of mound. The Pithlachascotee River is opposite. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Port Richey FL 34668, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Gulf Coast

and on Tampa Bay.

It is also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pine Hill Cemetery (approx. 1.3 miles away); Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church

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(approx. 1½ miles away); Dr. Frederick A. Grassin Bridge (approx. 1.6 miles away); Sims Park (approx. 1.6 miles away); West Pasco County War Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Meighan Theatre (approx. 1.7 miles away); Green Key (approx. 2 miles away); Pasco County Centennial (approx. 3.6 miles away).

Oelsner Mound with marker in foreground. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, June 15, 2013

2. Oelsner Mound with marker in foreground.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2013, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 3,399 times since then and 182 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 27, 2013, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.