Chattahoochee Landing Mound (#0610)

Historic site:

This mound is believed to date back to between 900AD and 1500AD, to have originally looked like a flat-topped pyramid, and assumed to have been the residence of a chief priest. It was one of seven mounds in the area. The site was abandoned by natives when the Spanish arrived in 1674. The site then became Nicolls’ Outpost, a British fort for use in the war of 1812 and staffed by British forces formed from freed blacks, liberated slave, and Indians. It apparently did not see battle under British control. In 1816 a U.S. Army boat under the command of Lt. Scott was attacked at this site by a large contingent of Seminole, Creek, and maroon (Black Seminole), who overwhelmed the boat killing most of the passengers. The Scott Massacre is credited with the U.S. invasion of Spanish Florida and the transfer of it to the Territory of Florida in 1821.

Mound: www.hmdb.org/Marker.asp?Marker=110893
British fort: www.hmdb.org/Marker.asp?Marker=79455
Scott Massacre: www.hmdb.org/Marker.asp?Marker=113147

(Part of a photo-essay series on personal history and race, with keyword FlaAla0518)