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Bear Creek Mound
Mile Post 308.8 |
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Bear Creek Mound
Distance to Nearest Parkway Restroom 18.5 Miles North to Colbert Ferry 22.1 Miles South to Pharr Mounds Distance to Nearest Gas Stations 11.5 Miles North to US 72 Then 0.5 Miles East 5.3 Miles South to MS Hwy 25 Then 2.6 Miles North |
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Bear Creek Mound About 900 years ago, mound building began along Bear Creek. Before the mounds, the site was used by semi-sedentary groups for thousands of years. Typical of a Mississippian period village, a ceremonial building sat on Bear Creek’s flat top, providing a focus for spiritual life. Nearby Bear Creek acted as an early highway, that allowed people in dugout canoes to travel hundreds of miles. The creek supported ample fish and plant life, and large animals came to its banks to drink. Food and tools were plentiful. Nearby Cave Spring was, and still is, considered pure and sacred. (National Park Service) |
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Bear Creek Mound
Mile Post 308.8 |
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