Record #:

16074

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

In the mid-16th century, a group of Native Americans called the Invaders moved up to the Pee Dee River basin to settle. This group displaced the already settled population of Siouan tribes and proceeded to construct villages with dome-shaped houses protected by stockades. The ceremonial center, near Mount Gilead, was also stockade and within its walls ceremonies, burials of nobles, ball games, and execution of enemies all took place.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 12 Issue 4, May 1973, p2-3, il

Subject(s):

Town Creek Indian Mound