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Disappearing Indian Mound In Alabama

By Alfred Brophy

From this morning's Mongtomery Advertiser comes this sad story.   A development in Oxford, Alabama for a new Sam's Club is going to use earth from a Native American mound, constructed perhaps 1500 years ago, for fill.  Dan Whisenhunt's article (longer version is available at the Tuscaloosa News) is well worth a read.  What's not clear to me is whether that entire mound was built by the Natives; if so, that's mighty impressive.  It's got to be one of the larger existing mounds.  

Full post as published by The Faculty Lounge on July 05, 2009 (boomark / email).