Indian Mounds

Indian Mounds (HM1IGH)

Location: Springfield, MO 65802 Greene County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 13.233', W 93° 17.162'

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[Side A]
These mounds mark the site of pre-historic Indian homes. They are believed to represent the remains of thatch-roofed circular adobe huts, similar to those now built by the Mandan Indians. Thousands of similar mounds are widely scattered in groups throughout the Ozarks, but are being rapidly destroyed by agricultural agencies. Their builders antedated the Osages. Meager evidence indicates a non-warlike and agricultural race, probably effaced either by pestilence or by warlike enemy tribes.


[Side B]
100 feet east was the Old St. Louis Road, which once ran diagonally through Drury College campus from southwest to northeast. Remains of the earthworks thrown up to fortify this road in the early days of the Civil War can still be obscurely seen on the southwest corner of the campus.

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HM NumberHM1IGH
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Marker NumberXIII
Year Placed1927
Placed ByUniversity Club and Drury College
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, December 21st, 2014 at 5:02pm PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 474623 N 4119377
Decimal Degrees37.22055000, -93.28603333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 13.233', W 93° 17.162'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 13' 13.98" N, 93° 17' 9.72" W
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Area Code(s)417
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Drury Ln, Springfield MO 65802, US
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