- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site
- Creator:
- Georgia. Division of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Sites
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources, Division of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Sites, 2005
- Date of Original:
- 2005
- Subject:
- Parks--Georgia
Natural resources conservation areas--Georgia
Etowah Indian Mound State Historic Site (Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Bartow County, 34.23786, -84.8405
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Title from caption
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA N200.P2 S1 E8 2005
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bn200-pp2-bs1-be8-b2005
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bn200-pp2-bs1-be8-b2005
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
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MOUNDS
STATE HISTORIC SITE
FACILITI ES
Museum 6 Eanhen Mounds Rlverstde Benches WalkingTrail Girt Shop Bus Parking
ANNUAL EVENTS Antract
lden11flca11on Day (March) Fllnrknapplng (Augus1) Torchhgh1 Tour of 1he Anc,enr Cny (October)
GSTATeE PoAIfK'SVV'JI~,
HISTOIICSms , , .
Home 10 several 1housand Nauve Americans from 1000 A D 10 1550 A D. 1h1s 54-acre sue contains six eanhen mounds. a plaw. village area. borrow pits and defensive ditch. This 1s the most intact M1ss1ss1pp1an Culture s11e in the Sou1heas1ern Unned States
While only n,ne percenr of 1h1s sue has been excavilled. exammauon a1 Mound C and :.urroundmg anffacts revealed much about 1hc people who hvcd here more 1han ,;oo years 11go The E1owah lnd111n Mounds symboltte a soc1e1y rich m rnual Towering over the communny, the 63-foot nat-1opped eanhen knoll was used as a platform for 1he home of 1he pnes1-ch1ef In another mound nob1l11y were buried m elaborate costumes accompanied by Hems 1hey would need in 1heir after-lives Today. v1s11ors may tour the museum where exh1b11s interpret dmly hfe 1n the once sclrsuffic,enr commun11y
Many ar11fac1s show how the nauves of 1h1s poht1cal and religious cemer decorated themselves w11h shell beads. 1a1100s. pmm. comphca1ed hmrdos. fea1hers and copper ear ornamems Well-pre~erved s1one effigies and obJects made of wood. sea shells and stone are also displayed
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Located 6 miles southwest of 1-75 exit '288 (Main Slreet). Follow brown directional signs
N E ARBY ATTRA C TIONS
Red Top Moumain State Park and Lodge camping
Dellinger Park Ch1rrtains Trml Lake Allatoona New Echota S1a1e Historic Sue
(Cherokee Indian cap11all
P1cke1t's Mill Baulcfleld S1a1e Historic Sue
Funk Heritage Cemcr at Re1nhard1 College
Booth Western Art Museum Weinman Mineral Museum
HOURS
Tu>tSday-Saturday 9 a m -; p m.. Sunday 2-5 30 p m. Closed Monday (except holidays). Thanksg1v1ng. Christmas and
New Year's Day. Group ra1es available with advance no11ce Bus parking available For a more enJoyable v1s11. plan 10 spend 1-2 hours
INFORMATION
Etowah Indian Mounds State HISloric Sue 813 Indian Mounds Road SE Cartersville. GA 301.zo n o- 187- 3747
Georgia S1111e Parks and Historic Sues .? MLI< Jr. Drive, Su11e 13 Atlama, GA 30334 4046;6 l7iO
www.gastateparks.org
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STATE PARKS ' & HISTORIC SITES