Indian Mound

Indian Mound (HMTRU)

Location: Rose Hill, VA 24281 Lee County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 39.22', W 83° 24.043'

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A short distance north is the Ely Mound, thebest-preserved Indian mound in Virginia. Itdates to the Late Woodland-MississippianPeriod (AD 1200-1650), during which morecomplex societies and practices evolved,including chiefdoms and religious ceremonies.Often, temples, elite residences, and councilbuildings stood atop substructure or townhouse mounds such as Ely Mound. LucienCarr, assistant curator of the PeabodyMuseum in Boston, led an excavation herein 1877. By proving the connection betweenthis mound and present-day Indians. Carrrefuted the then-popular "lost race"hypothesis for Mound Builders in easternNorth America.
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Marker NumberK-3
Year Placed2000
Placed ByDepartment of Historic Resources
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Date Added Saturday, September 6th, 2014 at 1:20pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 285410 N 4059138
Decimal Degrees36.65366667, -83.40071667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 39.22', W 83° 24.043'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 39' 13.20" N, 83° 24' 2.58" W
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Area Code(s)276
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 115 Dr Thomas Walker Rd, Rose Hill VA 24281, US
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