1 ► Mississippi, Adams County, Natchez — Grand Village of the Natchez Indians — Mississippi Mound Trail —

Of the six mounds identified on the early 18th-century maps of the Grand Village, three remain. Mound A is now eroding into St. Catherine Creek. Mound B is a pyramidal platform mound, roughly seven feet tall, built in four stages. Each stage served . . . — — Map (db m103758) HM

2 ► Mississippi, Adams County, Stanton — Emerald Mound — Mississippi Mound Trail —

Covering roughly eight acres, Emerald Mound is the second largest Mississippian mound north of Mexico. The main platform was constructed in three stages beginning ca. AD 1350. Archaeological excavations have confirmed that the first and second . . . — — Map (db m97256) HM

3 ► Mississippi, Adams County, Washington — Foster Mounds — Mississippi Mound Trail —

Foster Mounds consists of two mounds located on either end of a large village or plaza. Mound A was built in four stages during the Plaquemine Period, sometime after AD 1400. Its original size and shape have been modified to accommodate the late . . . — — Map (db m105230) HM

4 ► Mississippi, Bolivar County, Beulah — Christmas Mound — Mississippi Mound Trail —

Christmas Mound is a single conical mound approximately ten feet in height. Archaeological excavations in 2013 determined that the mound was built in a single stage on top of an earlier midden deposit. The midden dates to ca. AD 400, but the age . . . — — Map (db m173987) HM

5 ► Mississippi, Claiborne County, Port Gibson — Bayou Pierre Mounds — Mississippi Mound Trail —

Of the three original mounds overlooking Bayou Pierre, only one remains. A pyramidal platform, Mound A is currently 16 feet tall. Excavations indicate that Native Americans built the mound in multiple stages during the Coles Creek Period, from AD . . . — — Map (db m103785) HM

6 ► Mississippi, Claiborne County, Port Gibson — Windsor Mounds — Mississippi Mound Trail —

Windsor Mounds includes four rectangular platform mounds overlooking Bayou Pierre. Mound A, visible from the road, is the largest at over 30 feet, and has a ramp extending toward the east. Mounds B, C, and D range in height from 3 to 16 feet. The . . . — — Map (db m103783) HM

7 ► Mississippi, Coahoma County, Coahoma — Salomon Mounds — Mississippi Mound Trail —

When first recorded, Salomon Mounds had three (possibly four) large platform mounds and as many as eight smaller mounds arranged around a central plaza. The smaller mounds have been plowed away, while one of the large mounds was destroyed in 1958 to . . . — — Map (db m107621) HM

8 ► Mississippi, Coahoma County, Lyon — Dunn Mounds — Mississippi Mound Trail —

The Dunn site consists of three earthen mounds. Mound A is oval in shape and just over sixteen feet in height. Mounds B and C have ben diminished by erosion and are less than three feeet in height. Archaeological excavations in 2013 indicate that . . . — — Map (db m154827) HM

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9 ► Mississippi, DeSoto County, Lake Cormorant — Edgefield Mounds — Mississippi Mound Trail —

The Edgefield site consists of three conical earthen mounds arranged on a northwest-southeast axis. The two largest mounds are roughly 20 feet in height, while the third is just under ten feet. Much of the surrounding soil has been removed for use . . . — — Map (db m234537) HM

10 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — Pocahontas Mounds — Mississippi Mound Trail —

The Pocahontas site consists of two mounds and an associated village area. Mound A is a rectangular platform mound currently 20 feet tall, built between AD 750 and 1500. Excavations located structural features on the mound surface, as well . . . — — Map (db m121103) HM

11 ► Mississippi, Humphreys County, Belzoni — Jaketown Mounds — Mississippi Mound Trail —

Jaketown is the site of some of the earliest Indian earthworks in Mississippi. Of eighteen mounds recorded, only Mounds A, B, and C are still visible. The earliest stages of Mound A were built in the Late Archaic/Poverty Point Period . . . — — Map (db m235137) HM

12 ► Mississippi, Issaquena County, Grace — Grace Mounds — Mississippi Mound Trail —

Of the five original mounds located on the eastern bank of Steele Bayou, only Mounds A and B survive. At 40 and 16 feet respectively, Mounds A and B were built using a technique called basket loading. Archaeological excavations found evidence of at . . . — — Map (db m154734) HM

13 ► Mississippi, Issaquena County, Valley Park — Aden Mounds — Mississippi Mound Trail —

Aden Mounds consists of three mounds surrounding a rectangular plaza, the fourth side open to Jeff Davis Bayou. Mounds A and B are rectangular platform mounds nearly 10 feet in height. Mound C is no longer visible, but archaeologists discovered its . . . — — Map (db m154464) HM

14 ► Mississippi, Panola County, Batesville — Batesville Mounds — Mississippi Mound Trail —

Seven mounds were originally recorded at the Batesville site. Of these, two remain intact. Mound B is a rectangular platform mound nine feet high; Mound C is a conical and stands 20 feet high. Mounds A and D have been greatly reduced by plowing but . . . — — Map (db m102575) HM

15 ► Mississippi, Sharkey County, Anguilla — Anguilla Mound — Mississippi Mound Trail —

The Anguilla site consists of a single rectangular platform mound located on the south side of Deer Creek. The mound is currently 20 feet in height, but originally may have been taller. It was constructed by Native Americans during the Late . . . — — Map (db m235138) HM

16 ► Mississippi, Sharkey County, Cary — Cary Mounds — Mississippi Mound Trail —

Of the original four mounds located at the Cary site, only Mound A survives. Located on the south side of Deer Creek, the mound was built on top of a midden deposit containing ceramic and animal bone artifacts as well as a fragment of a stone . . . — — Map (db m157616) HM

17 ► Mississippi, Sharkey County, Rolling Fork — Carter Mounds — Mississippi Mound Trail —

The Carter site consists of two earthen mounds separated by a plaza area. Mound A was built in at least two stages and is 13 feet tall. Mound Bis a burial mound and stands at just under seven feet tall. Both mounds are roughly six feet . . . — — Map (db m157608) HM

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18 ► Mississippi, Sharkey County, Rolling Fork — Mont Helena — Mississippi Mound Trail — Reported missing

Mont Helena may have had as many as three mounds in the past. The remaining mound is 26 feet high, but its original dimensions were even more impressive. Roughly 10 feet of mound fill was removed around 1900 prior to the construction of the Colonial . . . — — Map (db m170694) HM

19 ► Mississippi, Sharkey County, Rolling Fork — Rolling Fork Mounds — Mississippi Mound Trail —

Rolling Fork Mounds consisted of three earthen mounds, all of which have sustained significant damage since they were first described in 1926. At that time, Mound A was 38 feet tall, Mound B was 20 feet tall, and Mound C was less than two feet. . . . — — Map (db m157533) HM

20 ► Mississippi, Tunica County, Evansville — Beaverdam Mounds — Mississippi Mound Trail — Reported missing

There are currently two mounds located at the Beaverdam site, though there may originally have been more. Mound A has eroded over time and is now 11 feet tall. Early 20th-century accounts describe it as rectangular in shape with a two-tiered . . . — — Map (db m116174) HM

21 ► Mississippi, Tunica County, Evansville — Evansville Mounds — Mississippi Mound Trail —

Located on the eastern bank of the Beaverdam Lake, the Evansville site originally had at least four earthen mounds. Today, only Mounds A and B remain. When first recorded, Mound A had a two-tiered platform—the west side was roughly 18 feet tall and . . . — — Map (db m116171) HM

22 ► Mississippi, Tunica County, Hollywood — Hollywood Mounds — Mississippi Mound Trail —

Hollywood Mounds originally consisted of a large platform mound surrounded by a series of smaller mounds. At 20 feet in height, Mound A is the site's central feature and was once enclosed on three sides by connected mounds forming an embankment. . . . — — Map (db m116166) HM

23 ► Mississippi, Tunica County, Tunica — Johnson Cemetery Mound — Mississippi Mound Trail —

The Johnson Cemetery site currently consists of a single mound and associated village, but may originally have had a second mound. The existing mound is 12 feet high in height and was most likely pyramidal in shape, though its dimensions have . . . — — Map (db m116168) HM

24 ► Mississippi, Warren County, Redwood — Haynes Bluff — Mississippi Mound Trail — Reported missing

Haynes Bluff originally consisted of one large and three smaller platform mounds surrounding a plaza. Mounds A and C remain, while Mounds B and D were destroyed in 1967. Mound A, the largest at the site, was originally 30 feet tall and has a ramp . . . — — Map (db m157666) HM

25 ► Mississippi, Warren County, Vicksburg — Glass Mounds — Mississippi Mound Trail —

The Glass site originally consisted of four pyramidal mound surrounding an open plaza, with a possible fifth mound located to the north. Of these, Mound A alone remains undamaged. It stands 30 feet high and has a ramp extending south toward the . . . — — Map (db m103780) HM

26 ► Mississippi, Washington County, Foote — Law Mounds — Mississippi Mound Trail —

The Law site originally consisted of three earthen mounds. Mound A, the largest of the mounds and the one to survive, is just under 20 feet tall and has a ramp facing south toward a plaza area. Mound B was originally 13 feet tall and was located . . . — — Map (db m154742) HM

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27 ► Mississippi, Washington County, Foote — Swan Lake Mounds — Mississippi Mound Trail —

Of Swan Lake's four original mounds, three were arranged in a line running parallel to the lake. Of these, only Mound B is visible today. Mound A is located a short distance to the northeast. Sixteen feet in height, Mound A is oblong in shape and . . . — — Map (db m154741) HM

28 ► Mississippi, Washington County, Greenville — Winterville — Mississippi Mound Trail —

Winterville Mounds was an important political and religious center during the Mississippi (ca. AD 1200-1450). First occupied during the Coles Creek Period, beginning around AD 1000, the site originally had as many as 23 mounds, the largest of which . . . — — Map (db m154826) HM

29 ► Mississippi, Wilkinson County, Fort Adams — Smith Creek Mounds — Mississippi Mound Trail —

The Smith Creek site consists of three mounds surrounding a large plaza. Mound A is the site's largest monument, at over 30 feet. Mound B is a burial mound surrounded by a ditch or moat. Mound C, to the east, is eroding into Smith Creek; its . . . — — Map (db m96735) HM

30 ► Mississippi, Wilkinson County, Lessley — Lessley Mound — Mississippi Mound Trail —

The Lessley site consists of one large, rectangular platform mound. Excavations in 2013 determined that the mound was built in two or more stages, beginning in the Late Coles Creek or Early Plaquemine Period, ca. AD 1100-1350. Based on excavated . . . — — Map (db m96644) HM