Ancient Mound
Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Mound Street got its name in the 18th century from mounds which lined it from Main to King Street. These were built by prehistoric Indians. Only this one remains. Pottery from a demolished mound that measured 150 by 75 feet is preserved in Old Stone Fort, Stephen F. Austin State College. (1966)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Mound Street in Nacogdoches took its name in the 1700s from a line of earthen mounds that once ran from Main to King Street, built long before by the region's prehistoric Indigenous peoples. Only a single mound now survives. Pottery recovered from one demolished mound — a structure once measuring roughly 150 by 75 feet — is preserved in the Old Stone Fort.
Why it matters
This lone surviving mound is a rare physical trace of the sophisticated earthwork-building cultures that shaped East Texas centuries before European settlement.
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