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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26RB_evansville-mounds_Tunica-MS.html
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 t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26RA_beaverdam-mounds_Tunica-MS.html
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 platf…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26R8_johnson-cemetery-mound_Tunica-MS.html
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 suff…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYXM_town-of-tunica-veterans-memorial_Tunica-MS.html
In honor of Veterans of all Branches of the Military: those who made the supreme sacrifice, those honorably discharged and those who continue to serve their country, this unique Sculpture captures a poignant scene from the Vietnam War depicting th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYXL_harold-hardface-clanton_Tunica-MS.html
Long before casinos brought legalized gambling and big-name entertainment to Tunica, African American entrepreneur Harold "Hardface" Clanton (1916~1982) ran a flourishing operation here that offered games of chance, bootleg liquor, and the best in…