Etowah Indian Mounds

willow
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Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site

This place is as boring as they come. Even if you are a history buff, Native American, or just excited by boring things, this site is sure to put you to sleep. The whole site consists of 6 Earthen mounds, museum, and a gift shop. The mounds are nothing more than glorified buriel pits.

If you really want to you can walk up and down the mouds. It sounds exciting I know. The musem is probably as big as your college dorm room and not intresting at all. Seeing as how they have only excavated 9% of the area, they dont have much to show off.

In short there are far better things to do in the city of Cartersville. Do not waste your time or the $2 it cost to get in.

From journal Georgia, my home state

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Etowah Indian Mounds State historic Site

  • November 7, 2000
  • Rated 4 of 5 by willow from Nicholls, Georgia
These Mississippian Indian Mounds were abandoned in the late 1500's. They were discovered in 1540 by Hernando Desoto at which time the area was still inbabited by the Mississippeans. Many historians attribute the demise of this ancient culture to the introduction of European diseases.

The site is surrounded by a 10 foot deep man made ditch which once connected to the Etowah River and provided a safety mote for a 52 acre area. The dirt from this ditch was used to construct the mounds, the tallest of which is 63 feet. These earthen structures provided platforms on which the high priests lived and practiced.

A museum at the entrance displays artifacts excavated from the site. A short informative video is offered.

From journal Historic Cartersville

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