My daughter visited it every year while in elementary school (and before Covid). It was always a double day with the Indian mound and the Jesse Owens house.
I’ve lived very near this mound. It’s an interesting place to visit if you ever get the chance. Prior to Wilson Dam being built the Tennessee River was very shallow in this area and you could walk across from one side to another over the shoals. The Native Americans I’ve met in the area say this River sounded like it was singing as it flowed over the rocks and they called it Singing River. Maybe there’s a connection between the mound and this sacred spot that used to sing. Now we won’t know but I like to think so.
I live inTowncreek, I've heard of the mound before , but sadly I have never actually, been there, to visit the site before I will be checking it out soon. it's not far from my grandmothers house..! I have to say ,....It's pretty cool , to see a local archaeological site on one of my favorite channels ..!!
Being born in Florence ,Alabama in 1959 I'm fairly familiar with seeing the Florence Indiana Mound. Took a couple of school trips to tour it. After I graduated from high school in 1978 me and my best friend toured every we possibly could back then and the Florence Indiana Mound was on the list. By then the Mound Museum had been built and was rather new. The museum was very interesting. They even had a skeleton of an American Indian on display in a glass case. I worked next door to the Mound at Florence Frozen Foods for almost years from 1988 to December 1990. And used to by garden seed from the Florence Co Op which is on this side of the Old Mound. When I was little the mound was well known but there wasn't a fence around it so one could visit anytime and climb up it. The fence was installed in the early 1970's if my memory is correct.
we have Chicasaw traces down here in Florida too, ties to the Seminole & earlier Topanga of Tampa Bay, there's even a "Chicasaw Trail" highway in Orlando Florida. highly compelling!!! thanks for another great video Chuck
Lived here the last 34 years and been many times. Did Security work at the old Rudy’s Farm plant right by it there til it closed in 2016. Used to drive over on my hour break and have my lunch in the Parking lot & walk those steps everyday
Congratulations on reaching the 100k milestone, Chuck. Well deserved, in my opinion. A fascinating video, as ever. Thank you, sir, for your endeavours. ✌️😎👌
Thank you so much for this. I live 45 minutes from here and did not even know this. I will going there very soon! I loved the Snake Bros Uncharted X swapcast and hope for more! What you are doing is so important. I am a small percentage Creek and I can't get enough of your series on this with many being so near me. Congratulations on the sub count!
Hey dude, i live in England and there are burial mounds everywhere in the south west. They have always interested me. I have never seen or heard of a hexagon mound...i have now. Big shout to ya for raising awareness of north American ancient history. The most under researched area in archeology imho. Peace to ya.
Sweeeet! Love this! The history of the Americas, is so much richer, than we ever knew... So sad that we lost so much of it... But... It's so wonderful, that we can get information, here though!!! Thank you cf-apps, for ALL you do ! Love from Texas! 💕🤠💕
I live in Florence, I have all my life. I remember taking field trips there as a kid. I always thought it was a burial mound. Thank you for the history lesson. It was very interesting and informative!
@@fullmetaljackalope8408 You should! Me and friends used to go there and camp over night.. 🤫 and take acid. 😂 They lock the gate at night so unless there's an emergency no one is allowed in or out... Really cool place except once when we ran across an alligator. Acid + alligator ≠ good time.
@@richardnogginiv oh man that must’ve been so cool! I’d have totally done the same in my younger years, given the chance! I want to visit as many mound sites as I can so hopefully I’ll get there! Probably no acid though. lol
The old McFarland golf course was designed with elevated greens to prevent flooding. This area is below Wilson dam and is prone to the occasional flood. It was a 9 hole course and is now a disc golf course.
It wouldn't surprise me if they built the damn golf course over the others. You know damn well they found lots of artifacts. Awesome video once again brother.
i have a family friend who lives in the town next to me(in Connecticut) she claims that back in the early 1900's a Indian burial grounds was found which included a giant. the Smithsonian people came and took everything(mostly...) and it all disappeared to history. in modern times a golf course is built over it, i have been there to look around but i am not allowed and they threaten to call the police on me if i trespass ever again. thankfully i have been able to find stuff close by not on that property. i wish i could give info to back up my claims but this has been a now 4 year project of mine to reveal and i dont have much to give besides word of mouth.
i should say it was the lady's parents who where involved in this find. so everything i have seen and heard is from 2nd hand as is. she actually sold alot of the artifacts in order to keep the family farm, all that is left is things that did not sell.
The Smitsonian! Our version of the Vatican.😉 That's a common occurrence. Lovelock Cave in Nevada has "giant" history as well. There's many Tribes with stories of enslavement by giants. Here in Texas we basically have a rock wall in Rockwall.
@@michaelmcculley7880 right. i have been doing this area of research for 10+ years now and its only the last couple of years people have taken a big interest in it i can come out of the shadows with my own stuff.
@@michaelmcculley7880 Im pretty sure they debunked the wall theory in Rockwall. But of course I could be wrong. Would be really awesome if it was an incredibly ancient wall made by man an not nature.
I'm from Sheffield. We used to pick arrowheads from the river banks and freshly plowed fields. The indigenous people said that the river sang. That's one reason for the music industry in Muscle Shoals.
Went to school in Florence in the early 90's. I had no idea of the site. I have family in the archeology field and and none of them ever mentioned it when I was there. I wish I would have known.
Local Here. The raised tee boxes and greens on the golf courses were built in modern times to save them during a flood of McFarland bottom by the river. The park floods almost yearly. The true mound is fascinating.
...my Dad was an Alabaman and I have many relatives there... I’ll have to visit the Florence Mound on my way to Goshen after COVID-19... Thanks for the video!
Chuck after seeing the Fort Watson,,, Indian Mound video you made in Santee South Carolina we finally went to a didn't even know one was that close to the house ,,,appreciate your work,, love you videos
The frame of artifacts with projectile points , reworked drill types , and drill bits are the hard evidence of an extended occupation of that area. There is Many corner notched points that go back to the early archaic and I saw a few lance forms that looked paleo. I must say my favorite subject is ancient north america. Keep up the good work 👍😎
I was intrigued by the faux-cavern fittings/decorations in those museum shot - are they implying there is/was a cavern (with stalactites and -mites) associated with the site - or is it just 'atmosphere'?
I live here in Florence. The Trail of Tears runs through here and ends in Waterloo, just a little town here in Lauderdale County. There are other mounds that aren't plowed in many of our farms here.
I grow up in the Daytona Beach area and I noticed you have not covered any mounds in that area. I know of one that is in Ormandy Beach tnext to the Halifax river.
One more ancient Mound site added on the list✅ this topic is indeed very fascinating. There use to be a burial Mound about 3 miles from my house, it was destroyed in 1908 when they built the road. It was located at the north end of Lake Memphrémagog where the river begins. I found the exact location which is right in the Mc'donalds parking lot. Two skeletons covered in red ocre were unearthed back in 1908. I went through over 300 pictures from the city archive the other day but came out empty handed. That's why i truly understand how important it is for someone to documented these sacred site lost to history. Congrats again for reaching the 6 digits mark & i really enjoyed the podcast with Ben & the Snake Bros. Thanks a lot Chuck👊
I work at the hospital less than 5 min from this mound & im sad to say I haven’t been there since I was around 6 years old. (Now almost 30) It’s a forgotten land mark in our area. After watching this I’m definitely taking my family back here! The trail of tears come through here & I believe that’s the only time such a beautiful piece of history is even thought about by the majority of locals!
Congrats on the 100k sub mark, Chuck! You deserve every sub you have, and more. To a million and the moon next! Gotta request for you: Have you ever covered The Long Man of Wilmington? I don’t see it covered in your video archive
Is a southern illinoisan who as a child went on many field trips to the mounds of Cahokia, I have got to say my theory is that these North American Mounds are outposts of the great civilizations of so-called mesoamerica. My proof is just look at the Birdman LOL I love your posts, sir, thank you so much.
Last part of my research in 2014 Florence Indian mound listed on national register of historic places museum located native Americans burial. Site opened in 2017 replacing original museum opened in 1968 newly expanded 35 00 square foot museum selections of artifacts hunting spears pottery jewelry woven textiles more than 10000 years ago thank you for your cultural documentary channel stay safe blessed Iwish for your channel more success and progress
My understanding was that the two smaller mounds were submerged when the river was dammed by the Tennessee Valley Authority, but no two sources seem to agree on this point. (One says simply that the smaller mounds "no longer exist.") Thanks for the video! The mound is, in my opinion, the most interesting of the many historical attractions in my hometown.
I'd like to know about the pin over huntsville, ive v8sited alot of settlements along the tn River using maps from desoto and army Corp. There's a few more and I can see villages or towns moved around a bit or were recorded differently But I'm super curio7s about the hsv pin. I could get you footage if I knew where it was
Your videos are the most informative that I have found on RU-vid I love history I always have it's the only subject in school that I enjoyed! Lol I'm surprised that you don't have more subs with all the crap I see on RU-vid! It just seems to me like you should have more thank you for making your videos and do you ever or have you ever done anything on Rockwall Texas?
Interesting I ran across this video. I live only 20 minutes from this sight. I am also involved with a group that gathers on the solstices and equinoxes to have ceremonies at this mound. The energetics around this mound is very powerful!
The "mounds" on the golf course are elevated greens. In Macon,Ga there are two more mounds that I know of which are off limits to the public. The site is known as the Lamar Mounds.
The rolling hills around the rivers in Alabama are easy to mistake with the mounds at times. The father towards the flood plains of the largest 3 which Converge just outside of Montgomery may have been washed away more than the ones in the western parts of the state, I'm not sure, but there was vast and ancient history that runs through our land that has been poorly appreciated, much less understood, that extends back into the distant past.
Oh look. We are actually being noticed for something good for once. It’s very rare that my city gets mentioned for something like this 🥴 Great video as always!
How are you doing ihope you are fine actually we as foreigners subscribers as overseas students enjoy to explore places unknown to us I gathered some information about place you visited here it’s Florence in Alabama. Have Indian native Americans burial site such as remarkable places located near bank of Tennessee one of north Alabama most fascinating historic sits height of43 feet Indian mound is largest Indian mound in Tennessee rivet valley must visit by history lovers of all ages
Ever do any research on waffle rock, oklahoma??? Just curious..think they have a chunk in foley alabama at the longhorn steakhouse.. just sitting right out front.. part of their rock garden landscaping..took some pics..
Biggest hoax ever... My great uncle was one of the people who built the Wilson Dam and he told us many many times about how that mound was not a indian mound but just a pile of river sediment they had dredged from the Tennessee river. He said there was a legitimate mound close to this one and it was basically leveled during construction of the dam. And the pics from the late 1800 hundreds and early 1900 hundreds of the mound were indeed pics of the original mound.. The reason artifacts are found but no burials is because the soil they dredged from the river as well as the soil they dug out on the Florence side of the dam contained some artifacts and it was piled up there beside the dam and a few years later the mound was excavated and the pottery shards and arrow heads that they found were no doubt dredged from the river .. On highway 72 in Tuscumbia there is a Vulcan gas station owned by an elderly gent named Cliff he has on his wall photos of that mound as it was being built with those piles of river sediment
Omg! If what you are saying is true, and I wouldn't be surprised, then think of all the school field trips and people taking a day trip just to see it that have been made the butt of an ugly joke. Obviously, Florence takes great pride in this place. Well, if only they would free the lions the school has captured and put in an unnatural environment then I might feel bad for Florence.
Go check out the south jetty in Oregon. Just west of it there is a huge stone structure in the ocean. I spoke with the army Corp about it and they had no explanation on how it got there. It appears man made with huge blocks stacked together. I have pictures of it from 2015 that show what I believe to be petroglyphs of an owl and dog. The daily Astorian wrote an article about it titled “in one ear written in stone”.
The mounds are usually by rivers, and may be a safety feature for when the rivers flood. This would explain why the people would work on building it, especially after a flood that killed many of their people.
This is but one mound..which is significant BUT WAIT...there's more..check out a town also in Alabama called Moundville...named as such for the many types of these mounds all located in the same area...check that place out..
Interesting site, has the island in the river been looked at for traces of embankment? It may have been there before the river moved course or the island may have been used for other purposes?
