GPS
Coordinates: Latitude: 31.968 Longitude: -91.394027
Driving Directions:
— From La 128, head south on La 573. Go 3.8 miles to
La 892; continue straight on La 892. Go 0.1 mile to marker
on right.
— From La 3252, head north on La 892. Go 1.1 miles to
marker on left. |
| Number
of Mounds: 1 |
Number
of Visible Mounds: 1 |
| Summer
Viewing: Fair |
Winter
Viewing: Good |
 Mayflower
is a single mound about 1⁄4 mile north of the confluence
of Big Choctaw and Van Buren bayous. It’s just over 10 feet
tall, and about 130 by 130 feet at its base; the platform is about
60 by 65 feet. The mound is in excellent condition except that
its southeast corner was clipped by highway construction. It’s
heavily wooded, so it wasn’t possible to core it to examine
soil weathering or obtain charcoal samples for dating. An adjacent
field yielded 29 pottery fragments; based on that sample, the
mound is believed to date to AD 700–1200 (Coles Creek period).
Local people describe a second mound west of Mayflower that was
plowed away years ago, but no evidence has surfaced to verify
its existence.
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