When did the state where Pocahontas Mounds is located become part of the United States?
Dec. 10, 1817
Title: History of Mississippi
Passage: In 1817 elected delegates wrote a constitution and applied to Congress for statehood. On Dec. 10, 1817, the western portion of Mississippi Territory became the State of Mississippi, the 20th state of the Union. Natchez, long established as a major river port, was the first state capital. As more population came into the state and future growth was anticipated, in 1822 the capital was moved to the more central location of Jackson.
Title: Pocahontas Mounds
Passage: Pocahontas Mounds (22 HI 500) is an archaeological site from the Plaquemine Mississippian culture in Hinds County, Mississippi, dating from 800 to 1300 CE. Two mounds from the site were added to the NRHP on two separate occasions, "Pocahontas Mound A" on November 25, 1969 as NRIS number 69000365 and "Pocahontas Mound B" on April 11, 1972 as NRIS number 72000694.
Title: Mound Township, Warren County, Indiana
Passage: Mound Township is one of twelve townships in Warren County, Indiana, United States. According to the 2010 census, its population was 418 and it contained 183 housing units.
History of Mississippi Pocahontas Mounds