The Green Mound

The Green Mound is one of the largest pre-Columbian middens in Florida, and can be explored on the trail system through Ponce Preserve. The mound is thought to have been built by late St. Johns period cultures, after AD 800, and was greatly disturbed prior to the 1940s—as many middens were—by removal of materials for roadfill. Excavations in the midden have uncovered evidence of a village, including postholes marking the corners of raised houses. The Green Mound is protected by Ponce Preserve, along Peninsula Drive between Wilbur-by-the-Sea and Ponce Inlet. Open daily, dawn to dusk. Removal of artifacts (including oyster shells) prohibited.