Fort Walton Mound

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Fort Walton Mound
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Fort Walton Mound, in the Indian Temple Mound and Museum
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Location	Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA
Coordinates	30°24′15.948″N 86°36′26.352″W / 30.40443000°N 86.60732000°W / 30.40443000; -86.60732000
NRHP reference No.	66000268[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1966
Designated NHL	July 19, 1964[2]

The Fort Walton Mound (8OK6) is an archaeological site located in present-day Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States. The large platform mound was built about 850 CE by the Pensacola culture, a local form of the Mississippian culture.^[3] Because of its significance, the mound was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964.

Still reduced by time, the massive mound is still 12 feet (3.7 m) high and 223 feet (68 m) wide at the base. It was an expression of a complex culture, built by a hierarchical society whose leaders planned and organized the labor of many workers for such construction. The mound served combined ceremonial, political and religious purposes. At the center of the village and its supporting agricultural lands, the mound served as the platform for the temple and residence of the chief. Successive leaders were buried in the mound and additional layers were added over time.

This is one of three surviving mound complexes in the panhandle, the others being Letchworth Mounds and Lake Jackson Mounds state parks.