Madison in Madison County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Boyd Site

Photographed By Duane Hall, August 4, 2015

1. Boyd Site Marker

Inscription. Archeologists tell us there was a house here sometime around 500 A.D. and that the pottery found in the mounds was made before 700 A.D. Likely, the population was continuous over centuries with customs being handed from generation to generation, relying on field, forest, and stream for food. The simple social system was probably based on the family and close relatives.

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Natchez Trace series list.

Location. 32° 27.185′ N, 90° 4.085′ W. Marker is in Madison, Mississippi, in Madison County. Marker can be reached from Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 106.9), 3.4 miles north of Old Canton Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located at the end of the parkway turnoff access road for the Boyd Site. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Madison MS 39110, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. West Florida Boundary (approx. 1.1 miles away); Strawberry Patch House (approx. 2.3 miles away); Old Trace (approx. 2.3 miles away); World War II Airfield Hangars

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(approx. 2.3 miles away); Old School Gymnasium (approx. 2.7 miles away); Farr Mercantile Company (approx. 2.8 miles away); John Curran House (approx. 2.9 miles away); Montgomery House (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Madison.

Also see . . .
1. Natchez Trace Parkway. Official National Park Service website. (Submitted on August 18, 2015.)

2. Boyd Mounds Site. From the National Park Service. (Submitted on August 18, 2015.)

Photographed By Duane Hall, August 4, 2015

2. Boyd Site Marker

Native American mound behind marker

Photographed By Duane Hall, August 4, 2015

3. Boyd Site Marker

Boyd Site Mound image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane Hall, August 4, 2015

4. Boyd Site Mound

Photographed By Duane Hall, August 4, 2015

5. Boyd Site Mound

Three Mounds in One interpretive sign in lower right

Three Mounds in One Interpretive Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane Hall, August 4, 2015

6. Three Mounds in One Interpretive Sign

In this 100-foot-long mound, archeologists found the remains of 41 burials. The mound is really three mounds in one. Differences in the types of pottery found in each indicate that the construction of the mounds was separated by a considerable lapse of time.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 497 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 18, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.