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<< Other Photo Pages >> Velda Mound - Artificial Mound in United States in The South

Submitted by AKFisher on Tuesday, 12 December 2023  Page Views: 439

Pre-ColumbianSite Name: Velda Mound Alternative Name: Velda Mound Park, 8LE44
Country: United States
NOTE: This site is 41.83 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: The South Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: Tallahassee, FL
Latitude: 30.501790N  Longitude: 84.22251W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Velda Mound
Velda Mound submitted by AKFisher : Velda Mound near Tallahassee, Florida. This was a large platform mound with a surrounding village with a maize culture. Photo courtesy Dr Greg Little, author of the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Indian Mounds & Earthworks (2016).  (Vote or comment on this photo)
Velda Mound (8LE44) is a Native American archaeological site located in northern Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida. The site was first occupied by peoples of the Fort Walton Culture (a regional variation of the Mississippian culture) in the late prehistoric period and during the protohistoric period was part of the extensive Apalachee Province of the panhandle. The site is now owned by the State of Florida and managed as a park.

History and Use
Velda Mound was built in approximately 1450 by Fort Walton peoples and occupied by their descendants the Apalachee until about 1625. The Spanish explorers called this area Apalachee Province in recognition of the tribe's power, a territory which also included the Lake Jackson Mounds and major center of Anhaica. The platform mound is believed to have served as a residence for a village leader, with a village surrounding the mound. The village inhabitants cultivated vegetables in small family plots and farmed large communal farming fields in the area around the village. They cultivated numerous varieties of maize, beans and squash.

Velda Mound was abandoned by indigenous peoples by the beginning of the Spanish Mission Period (ca. 1565). This was most likely the result of their depleting nearby natural resources, such as trees for building homes and for firewood. The soil may have become depleted as well. The people would move to new lands which were more fertile, and allow older areas to recover. No evidence exists showing occupation of the mound by the later Spanish or British colonists.

In March 1922, a Florida State College for Women instructor, Emma Boyd, was killed when a portion of the mound collapsed while she and her friends were excavating it. During the 1950s, the area around the mound was part of the pastures used by the large Velda Dairy operation. During this era, looters continued digging into the mound to search for artifacts, which damaged the mound and altered its structure. The dairy property was later sold for redevelopment as the Arbor Hill residential subdivision. The mound has since been repaired and is now owned by the State of Florida. Source: Wikipedia.

For further reading, references and information see:
Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velda_Mound#History_and_use
WorldOrgs: usa-artmuseum.worldorgs.com/catalog/tallahassee/tourist-attraction/velda-mound-park

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Via FL 61N, 7.4 mi. Note: Lat/Long above is the entrance to the Velda Mound Park.
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Velda Mound
Velda Mound submitted by AKFisher : Park informational sign. Photo credit: WikiCommons. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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