Mounds and Pyramids of the Americas

  The Pompano Beach Mound , located at Indian Mound Park in Pompano Beach, Florida, in Broward County, is a 100-foot(30 m) wide, 7-foot (2.1 m) tall oval Tequesta burial mound. One of 20 to 50 burial mounds erected by the Tequesta in central to southern Florida,  it is the only surviving Indian burial mound in urban Broward County. Artifacts discovered near the mound suggest the associated village may have been in existence as late as 1763 CE.  Ceramics from the site date from across the three periods of the  Glades culture . Body of Water Located Next to Mound: Lake Santa Barbara Location:  26° 13′ 18″ N, 80° 5′ 33″ W Source:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompano_Beach_Mound

  The  Fort Walton Mound  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. 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. Body o...