Florida Historical Marker Details
TIERRA VERDE MOUND
City: St. Petersburg
County: Pinellas
Year: 1962
Location: S.R. 679 on Cabbage Key
A Large Indian burial mound was built on this spot about 1500 A.D. It was used for some years by the inhabitants of a nearby Safety Harbor culture village, Indians who were among the ancestors of the later Timucua tribe. Excavation in 1961 by State agencies added to our knowledge of these people.