Mound, Grave, and Ruins

A disappointing stop today was at Turtle Mound. The shell midden is the 3^rd largest midden in the United States. But the problem is the mound is completely covered with trees and vines and you can only walk above it on a boardwalk. So, you can’t see how big it really is and you can just barely see some shells through the plant life. According to some info online, the mound is 50 feet tall and 600 feet long. At least the view was nice!

Our next stop had some interesting history. Back in the 1800’s, the wife of a sugar plantation owner had an affair. The depressed man, Doug Dummett, moved to this area. He ended up marrying a slave and having one boy and three girls. Due to the interracial marriage, he was ostracized yet he loved his children. His son Charles died in 1860 during a hunting accident when he was only 16 years old. The grave is supposed to be located where he died. In 1950, the town decided it was easier to split the road around the grave versus moving it so the grave sits in the middle of the road. 

Finally, I was confused about some ruins we visited. Online it says it says the ruins are a mansion, church or fort from 1770’s or earlier. The signs at the site says it was a hotel that was built in 1859. I don’t know.