Waddells Mill Pond Site Explained

Waddells Mill Pond Site
Location:Jackson County, Florida
Nearest City:Marianna
Coordinates:30.8728°N -85.3275°W
Added:December 15, 1972
Refnum:72000327

The Waddells Mill Pond Site is an archaeological site located seven miles northwest of Marianna, Florida. [1] On December 15, 1972, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

This was the site of an important late prehistoric mound and village complex. Archaeological excavations at the site during the 1960s and 1970s revealed two mounds and the remains of a circular fortification. The site is believed to have been abandoned prior to the arrival of the Spanish in the region in 1674.

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  1. Frashuer, Anya C., "Middle Woodland Mound Distribution and Ceremonialism in the Apalachicola Valley, Northwest Florida" (2006). USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations.65-67. https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/3909.