Rock Eagle Mound Monument
Rock Eagle Mound
Mound of prehistoric origin. Believed to be ceremonial mound.
Made with white quartz rocks in the shape of an eagle.
Head turned to the east. Length 102 feet. Spread of wings 120 feet.
Depth of breast 8 feet.
Only two such configurations discovered east of the Mississippi River.
Both are in Putnam County.
"Tread softly here white man for long ere you came strange races lived, fought, and loved."
Erected by the Georgia Society Colonial Dames of the XVII Century
June 1940
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: Ken Moser.