Video

Sacred Sites

Natchez Trace Parkway

DURATION: 5 minutes, 12 seconds
DATE CREATED: 08/29/2014
CREDIT: NPS/Great Divide Pictures
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Description

Once common in the eastern half of the United States, most prehistoric American Indian mounds have been destroyed. Five mound sites remain on the Natchez Trace Parkway; discover what these ancient monuments mean to the descendants of those who built them.