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Ancient Native peoples of the Woodland period heaped thousands of milky quartz stones into a bird with outspread wings, roughly 102 feet across, likely for ceremonial or burial purposes some 1,000 to 3,000 years ago.
Historical Marker
Rock Eagle Mound
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About this site
Rock Eagle Mound is a historical marker in Eatonton, Putnam County, erected in 1977. It is one of 21 historical markers documented in Putnam County, among 34 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.4178, -83.3726 near Eatonton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Georgia 4-H Center (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Terrell--Sadler House, George Claud Adams, and Tompkins Inn.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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