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Pompano Beach Mound

Tequesta burial mound in Pompano Beach, Florida

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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. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 17, 2014.

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National Register listing

April 17, 2014

Mound earliest date

500 CE

Wooden figure date

700 CE

Possible first published mention

1887

Designated park

1926

First professional excavation

1937

Orchard excavation and removals

1938

Human remains reported for repatriation

2010

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Burial MoundsGraves
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Coordinates

26.22° N, -80.09° E