The awe-inspiring Angel Mounds near Evansville remain a long-standing testament to the Mississippian community that lived near the confluence of the Wabash and Ohio Rivers nearly 1,000 years ago. It’s believed these elevated flat-topped earthen structures were built to elevate sacred ceremonial buildings, constructed in alignment with celestial events such as the summer and winter solstices.
Although the site was abandoned around 1450 AD, the mounds still exist, revealing insight into the history of this native American culture. Now managed as an Indiana State Museum and Historic Site property, the 600-acre swath of land holds 11 original mound structures for visitors to view and ponder, the largest measuring more than 600 feet in length, 400 feet in width and 40…..