Nacoochee Indian Mound

The Nacoochee Indian Mound was the central point of a Native American village occupied for over 1,000 years by Muskogean-speaking people and later by the Cherokee. The Muskogean people built the mound one basket-load at a time over generations, and evidence indicates that structures such as buildings and firepits once stood atop the various mound summits. Most residents would have lived on the flat land surrounding the summits. An excavation of the mound in 1915 found that it was used as a cemetery, uncovering a range of artifacts dating from 800 to 1700 CE, such as pottery sherds and beads, reflecting the difference in social status of the buried. The Nacoochee Mound was one of several villages along the Chattahoochee River in the Nacoochee Valley Historic District.