Ancient America Indian Burial Mound - Boca Raton, Florida
N 26° 23.777 W 080° 04.539
17R E 592196 N 2919901
The Boca Raton attraction featured a tour of the large Indian burial mound, which was tunneled through. Inside the tunnel, windows were set into the soil to allow the visitor to peer into the burial sites.
Waymark Code: WM7P27
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 11/16/2009
Views: 11
Although the mound is on private property(gated community), you can see it from the gate house and get a picture.
The 24 acre site was indeed an important Native Florida Indian burial mound and village. It is estimated that the site was occupied from 1,000-2,000 years ago by the Tequesta Indians. Three different Indian tribes occupied ancient Palm Beach County - the Tequesta, the Jeagas and the Ais. None of these tribes exist today as they died of disease brought by the Spaniards or were forced into slavery.
Year photo was taken: 1920
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