[Side A]
These mounds mark the site of pre-historic Indian homes. They are believed to represent the remains of thatch-roofed circular adobe huts, similar to those now built by the Mandan Indians. Thousands of similar mounds are widely scattered in groups throughout the Ozarks, but are being rapidly destroyed by agricultural agencies. Their builders antedated the Osages. Meager evidence indicates a non-warlike and agricultural race, probably effaced either by pestilence or by warlike enemy tribes.
[Side B]
100 feet east was the Old St. Louis Road, which once ran diagonally through Drury College campus from southwest to northeast. Remains of the earthworks thrown up to fortify this road in the early days of the Civil War can still be obscurely seen on the southwest corner of the campus.
| HM Number | HM1IGH |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Marker Number | XIII |
| Year Placed | 1927 |
| Placed By | University Club and Drury College |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, December 21st, 2014 at 5:02pm PST -08:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 474623 N 4119377 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 37.22055000, -93.28603333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 37° 13.233', W 93° 17.162' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 37° 13' 13.98" N, 93° 17' 9.72" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 417 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near Drury Ln, Springfield MO 65802, US |
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