That's a travesty. Indian land should be preserved. Even if it does just contain pottery, it's Indian Land and should be preserved. Why do the Indians have to have their land taken away from them???? The Sam Walton I met in 1979 in Monett, Missouri Wal-Mart would be having a fit if he knew what Wal-Mart is doing by tearing down Indian reservation property, even if the State owns it. This mound is a historical place to many. Not only this but many other things Corporate Wal-Mart are doing these days is not right. Go back to doing business the way Sam would be doing business if he were still alive!

It says that the state claims ownership of all aboriginal mounds and earthworks. So the state of Alabama owns this mound .

Reference The Code of Alabama, Title 41, Chapter 3 Aboriginal Mounds, Earthworks and Other Antiquities, Section 6. http://www.legislature.state.al.us/CodeofAlabama/1975/coatoc.htm

Thank you for your comments Mr. Tug. It should be preserved for our future generations don't you think?

Thanks to the Star for revealing the report that Oxford's Denney and Smith were wanting kept swept under the rug. If the city had access to this report prior wherein did they read anything about a smoke signal mound? Merci beaucoup au mon amie Dan Whisenhunt. C'est bonne.

Downsouth, at least the report did do away with the burial ground claim, at least as a fact. Now we have a mound of dirt with some pottery in it. It does have some historical significance but I see other buildings that should have had precedence over this, buildings in which there was no doubt as to their history. For instance, the Lyric. It had a pretty good history and I did not like what they did with it. It should have been restored in it's original form as much as possible. I would say that everything is relative but then I don't like to use that word very much because that would be pc of me.

Woo Hoo! Thanks for revealing the true story behind the scenes, Anniston Star!

unpc.... I finally figures out what un-pc means.... I'm slow. However, in the conservative South, I am probably the one who is unpc....

Re: "it is good to have the report. But it took a lot of writing to say I don't know."

On this forum, we dispense with all that scientific discovery stuff and jump to the conclusion.... Then attack all who disagree with us....

LOL

Regards,

It is good to have the report. But it took a lot of writing to say I don't know.

Thank you for posting this report. It was a mesmerizing read, as I am Hilibi through my paternal line. This means a lot.

So glad to see this. This is what everyone has been waiting on. Nice to see some pics also. Thanks Anniston Star