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Caddo Mounds State Historic Site

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Caddo Mounds State Historic Site
Caddo Mounds State Historic Site
Caddo Mounds State Historic Site
Caddo Mounds State Historic Site
Caddo Mounds State Historic Site
Caddo Mounds State Historic Site
Caddo Mounds State Historic Site
Caddo Mounds State Historic Site
Caddo Mounds State Historic Site
Caddo Mounds State Historic Site
Caddo Mounds State Historic Site
Caddo Mounds State Historic Site
Caddo Mounds State Historic Site
Caddo Mounds State Historic Site
Caddo Mounds State Historic Site
Caddo Mounds State Historic Site
Caddo Mounds State Historic Site
Caddo Mounds State Historic Site
Caddo Mounds State Historic Site
Caddo Mounds State Historic Site
Caddo Mounds State Historic Site
Caddo Mounds State Historic Site
Caddo Mounds State Historic Site
Caddo Mounds State Historic Site
Caddo Mounds State Historic Site
Phone:
+1 936-858-3218

Hours:
Sunday8:30am - 4:30pm
MondayClosed
Tuesday8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday8:30am - 4:30pm
Saturday8:30am - 4:30pm


Caddo Mounds State Historic Site is an archaeological site in Weeping Mary, Texas. This Caddoan Mississippian culture site is composed of a village and ceremonial center that features two earthwork platform mounds and one burial mound. Located on an ancient Native American trail later named by the Spanish as El Camino Real de los Tejas, the settlement developed hundreds of years before the arrival of Europeans and Africans to the region. Archaeologists believe the site was founded in approximately 800CE, with most major construction taking place between 1100CE and 1300CE. The Caddo Mounds site is located in East Texas, 6 miles west of Alto, Texas on Texas State Highway 21 near its intersection with U.S. Route 69 in the Piney Woods region. Operated by the Texas Historical Commission, the museum at the site was reopened in October 2015. The new museum offers visitors a chance to explore a replica Caddo village, and all exhibits are hands-on. Visitors can walk the 0.7 miles self-guided interpretive trail to see the Caddo burial, low temple, and ceremonial mounds. An additional trail along the El Camino Real is also available.
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