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Mound City
Mound City may refer to: Places * Mound City, Arkansas * Mound City, Illinois ** Mound City National Cemetery * Mound City, Kansas * Mound City, Missouri * Mound City, South Dakota * Big Mound City, near Canal Point, Florida Other uses * Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, formerly designated "Mound City Group National Monument" * The ''Mound City'' (train), operated by the Illinois Terminal Railroad between St. Louis, Missouri and Peoria, Illinois * Mound City and Eastern Railway, in McPherson County, South Dakota * St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis ( , sometimes referred to as St. Louis City, Saint Louis or STL) is an Independent city (United States), independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It lies near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Miss ..., nicknamed Mound City due to the presence of several ceremonial mounds * USS ''Mound City'', a gunboat used by the Union in the American Civil War {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mound City, Kansas
Mound City is a city in and the county seat of Linn County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 647. History Mound City was founded in 1855. It was named from Sugar Mound nearby, a hill covered with sugar maple trees. During the Civil War, a military post was established at Mound City. On October 25, 1864, Mound City was attacked twice by Confederates retreating south after their defeat at the Battle of Westport. The military post was closed and abandoned in June 1865 after the end of the war. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Climate The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Mound City has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. Demographics 2020 census The 2020 United States census counted 647 people, 28 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mound City, Missouri
Mound City is a city in Holt County, Missouri, United States, centered near the interchange of Interstate 29 and Missouri Route 118. The population was 1,004 at the 2020 census, down from the 1,159 people counted during the previous census. History Mound City was originally called North Point, and under the latter name was platted on October 31, 1856. The present name is after mounds near the original town site. A post office called North Point was established in 1855, and the name was changed to Mound City in 1871. Mound City was incorporated in 1873. Jackson's Point, which was founded in 1840 at the confluence of the north and south forks of Davis Creek, was absorbed into Mound City in the 19th Century. Geography Mound City is located in the northwest corner of Missouri at the southern end of the Loess Hills. It is named for the hills in the area. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Mound City is located in what was, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mound City, South Dakota
Mound City is a town in and the county seat of Campbell County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 69 at the 2020 census. History Mound City was so named on account of the Indian mounds near the original town site. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 71 people, 40 households, and 21 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 51 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.6% White and 1.4% from two or more races. There were 40 households, of which 10.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 47.5% were non-families. 42.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.78 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mound City, Arkansas
Mound City is an unincorporated community in Crittenden County, Arkansas. Mound City township covers an area of 25.4 square miles. In 2009 it had a population of 318; 162 males and 156 females. Mound City is located about northwest of Memphis, Tennessee and near oxbow lakes that in the past were the main course of the Mississippi River. The river has changed its course and is now about east of Mound City. History Pre-European Civilization The community was named to honor the numerous prehistoric Native American earthen mounds which are found in the surrounding area. The mounds have not been thoroughly investigated and are threatened by the expansion of the city of West Memphis, Arkansas. The mounds may be a manifestation of the Marksville culture dating between 500 BCE and 500 CE. Antebellum Period According to Goodspeed's History of eastern Arkansas, Mound City was an important trading post in the 1850's and 1860, with many stores and hotels. However, by the 1890's, all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mound City, Illinois
Mound City is a city and the county seat of Pulaski County, Illinois, United States. It is located along the Ohio River just north of its confluence with the Mississippi River. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 588. History Mound City was incorporated in 1857 as a union of two cities: Mound City, founded by Major General Moses Marshal Rawlings, and Emporium City, a project of the Emporium Real Estate and Manufacturing Company, a group of Cincinnati and Cairo businessmen. The city took its name from a Native American mound on which guests at General Rawlings' hotel would sleep in summer, as the breezes cooled them and dispersed the mosquitoes. During the Civil War, Admiral Andrew Hull Foote made Cairo the naval station for the Mississippi River Squadron of over 200 ironclads, timberclads, hospital ships, transports, and other vessels. Since Cairo had no land available for base facilities, the navy yard repair shop machinery was afloat aboard wharf-boats, old steam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mound City National Cemetery
Mound City National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located near Mound City, in Pulaski County, Illinois. It encompasses , and as of the end of 2005, had 8,098 interments. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it is managed by the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. This cemetery is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. History During the American Civil War, Mound City was the site of the Mound City Civil War Naval Hospital. The cemetery was used to inter both Union and Confederate soldiers who died while under care at the hospital. After it was officially declared a National Cemetery in 1864, several nearby battlefield cemeteries arranged to have their remains reinterred there. Mound City National Cemetery was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. Notable monuments * The Illinois State Soldiers and Sailors Monument, a marble monument erected in 1874. Notable burials * John Basil Turchin ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Mound City
Big Mound City ( 8PB48) is a prehistoric site near Canal Point, Florida, United States. It is located 10 miles east of Canal Point, off U.S. Route 98. On May 24, 1973, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It is located inside the J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area. History Big Mound City is the site of one of four recognized monumental Native American earthworks built in the Lake Okeechobee Basin area of southeastern Florida. Dating from the Glades period III (circa 1000 AD), it is a combination of at least nine mound structures and a ridge complex, including radiating causeways and crescent-shaped man-made ponds. Some of the mounds have been identified as burial mounds. Except for a brief study by M.W. Stirling, who studied the complex in the 1930s while excavating the burial mound and midden at the Belle Glade site, Big Mound City has never been excavated. It was not until 2017 that the first dating of the complex was completed and published. Des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park is a United States national historical park with earthworks and burial mounds from the Hopewell culture, indigenous peoples who flourished from about 200 BC to 500 AD. The park is composed of four separate sites open to the public in Ross County, Ohio, including the former Mound City Group National Monument. The park includes archaeological resources of the Hopewell culture. It is administered by the United States Department of the Interior's National Park Service. It was designated a part of Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks World Heritage Site in 2023. Location Hopewell Culture National Historical Park consists of four geographically separated units open to the public: # Mound City Group is the site of the visitor center and the only fully restored Hopewell site. It is located at 16062 State Route 104, Chillicothe, OH 45601. # Seip Earthworks, located at 7078 US Route 50, Bainbridge, OH 45612. # Hopewell Mound Group, located at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mound City (train)
The Streamliners were a fleet of three streamlined electric multiple units built by the St. Louis Car Company for the Illinois Terminal Railroad in 1948–1949. They operated primarily between St. Louis, Missouri and Peoria, Illinois in the late 1940s and early to mid-1950s. They were the last interurban cars manufactured in the United States. Design The St. Louis Car Company constructed all three sets. Each equipment set comprised three cars. The cars were constructed of fluted aluminum and were painted in a royal blue paint schene. Each car was independently powered by four General Electric 1240A2 traction motors, producing each, and this allowed for a top speed of . These traction motors were supplied with traction current via overhead wires, reaching the unit through a trolley pole. The twin axle bogies for the sets were manufactured by General Steel Casting's. Service The streamliners represented a last attempt by the Illinois Terminal to regain lost passenger traf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mound City And Eastern Railway
The Mound City and Eastern Railway was a small, short-lived railroad that operated in McPherson County, South Dakota. The railroad was conceived by local farmers and commercial interests in the early twentieth century as part of a plan to provide rail access to the small town of Mound City, South Dakota. The 70-mile projected route of the railway extended eastward from Mound City to the town of Leola, South Dakota, where a connection could be made with the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway. A competitive connection was planned, along the line at Eureka, South Dakota, with the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad. Work on the Mound City & Eastern began in 1929, when 18 miles of trackage were completed running northwest from Leola to the new townsite of Long Lake. Financial difficulties ended work at Long Lake, however, and the remainder of the line was never built. Initially, the company operated conventional trains pulled by steam locomotive A locomotiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
