Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park

Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park
Mound 2, the largest earthwork at the site
Map showing the location of Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park
Map showing the location of Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park
Map showing the location of Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park
Map showing the location of Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park
LocationLeon County, Florida, USA
Nearest cityTallahassee, Florida
Coordinates30°30′00″N 84°18′49″W / 30.50000°N 84.31361°W / 30.50000; -84.31361
EstablishedMay 6, 1971
Governing bodyFlorida Department of Environmental Protection

Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park (8LE1) is one of the most important archaeological sites in Florida, the capital of chiefdom and ceremonial center of the Fort Walton Culture inhabited from 1050–1500. The complex originally included seven earthwork mounds, a public plaza and numerous individual village residences.

One of several major mound sites in the Florida Panhandle, the park is located in northern Tallahassee, on the south shore of Lake Jackson. The complex has been managed as a Florida State Park since 1966. On May 6, 1971, the site was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places as reference number 71000241.[1]

  1. ^ "NPS Focus NRHP search". National Park Service. Archived from the original on August 3, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2012.