Moundville

Moundville (HMKIM)

Location: Moundville, AL 35474 Hale County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 0.181', W 87° 37.135'

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Site of a prehistoric Native American political and ceremonial center from about A. D. 1100-1500 that, at its height in the 13th century, was America's largest community north of Mexico. Between 1,000 and 3,000 people lived in this town fortified by a one-mile long wooden wall studded with guard towers. Moundville served as the capital of a powerful chiefdom of about 10,000 people living in smaller villages over a 60-mile stretch of the Black Warrior River Valley from present day Tuscaloosa to Demopolis. The Moundville people constructed 28 massive flat - topped earthen mounds arranged systematically around a vast central plaza. The mounds served as elevated platforms for civic and ceremonial structures and the homes of nobles.
The site was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.
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HM NumberHMKIM
Series This marker is part of the National Historic Landmarks series
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Placed ByAlabama Historical Commission
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Date Added Wednesday, September 17th, 2014 at 2:19pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 442184 N 3651791
Decimal Degrees33.00301667, -87.61891667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 0.181', W 87° 37.135'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 0' 10.86" N, 87° 37' 8.10" W
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Area Code(s)205
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 40278-43016 Carthage Branch Rd, Moundville AL 35474, US
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