Mount Royal Archaeological Site

LOCATION

120 Indian Mound Dr,
Crescent City, FL 32112

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850-245-6444
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The Mount Royal Archaeological Site includes a Native American burial mound, earthworks, village area, and evidence of a British plantation, as well as the remains of a Spanish mission occupied by the Timucua Indians. Of those, only a one-acre area is preserved in a parcel owned and managed by the Florida Department of Historical Resources.

Mount Royal is located three miles south of Welaka, Florida in a subdivision near the Mount Royal Airpark on the eastern bank of the St. Johns River. This is a gated community, so public access may be limited. If you are able to visit, please remember that the Mount Royal site and the mound is the final resting place for many Indigenous people of the past and therefore it is considered a sacred space.

Mount Royal has attracted the attention of explorers, scientists, and visitors for hundreds of years. A interpretive display at the site tells the story of this site based on the observations and studies conducted by some of these notable people, including naturalist William Bartram, antiquarian Clarence B. Moore, and archaeologist B. Calvin Jones.

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