Year Erected: 1966

Marker Text: You are at the edge of one of the largest and most important mound groups in the southeastern United States. Most of this complex of mounds was constructed about 200 – 900 CE. Archaeologists refer to this time period as the Middle and Late Woodland Periods. Kolomoki is also classified as being part of the Swift Creek culture (BCE 20 – 805 CE) because the pottery types found here are similar to those found at the Swift Creek site in Central Georgia. The site, spanning 80 hectares (roughly 197 acres), contains at least nine mounds and a village with two possible enclosures. Kolomoki has been the focus of archaeological investigations since the 1940s, and ongoing research continues to reveal the rich culture and lifeways of those who lived here. The Great Temple Mound, which stands 56 feet tall, sits 800 yards to the east.