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Tierra Verde in Pinellas County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Tierra Verde Mound

 
 
Tierra Verde Mound Marker with corrected text. image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tim Fillmon, January 5, 2018
1. Tierra Verde Mound Marker with corrected text.
Inscription. A large Indian burial mound was built near this spot about 1500 A.D. It was used for some years by the inhabitants of a nearby Safety Harbor culture village, Indians who were among the ancestors of the later Tocobaga tribe. Excavation in 1961 by State agencies added to our knowledge of these people.
 
Erected 1962 by Florida Board of Parks and Historic Memorials. (Marker Number F-90.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & ArchaeologyCemeteries & Burial SitesNative AmericansSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1500.
 
Location. 27° 40.148′ N, 82° 43.523′ W. Marker is in Tierra Verde, Florida, in Pinellas County. Marker is on Pinellas Bayway (County Road 679), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saint Petersburg FL 33715, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Zephaniah Phillips' Homestead Site (approx. 1.4 miles away); "Pass-A-Grille" (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Don Ce Sar Hotel (approx. 2.9 miles away); Sunshine Skyway Bridge Collapse (approx. 3.4 miles away); Florida Honors and Remembers our POW’s and MIA’s (approx. 3.4 miles
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away); Fort De Soto Batteries and Military Post (approx. 3.8 miles away); Spanish American War Memorial (approx. 3.8 miles away); 12-inch Seacoast Mortar: Model 1890-M1 (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tierra Verde.
 
Also see . . .
1. Tocobago. (Submitted on November 21, 2008, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida.)
2. Archaeological sites in Florida. (Submitted on November 21, 2008, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida.)
 
Additional keywords. Tocobago
 
Tierra Verde Mound Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Julie Szabo, May 28, 2008
2. Tierra Verde Mound Marker
This photo shows a previous version of the marker with a slight error. It showed "Tocabago", which was corrected to "Tocobaga".
Tierra Verde Mound Marker, looking south image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Julie Szabo, May 28, 2008
3. Tierra Verde Mound Marker, looking south
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 12, 2018. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2008, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. This page has been viewed 4,361 times since then and 100 times this year. Last updated on January 11, 2018, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. Photos:   1. submitted on January 11, 2018, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.   2, 3. submitted on November 19, 2008, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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