Lower Mississippi Survey archaeologist Jeffrey P. Brain directed extensive excavations at Winterville in 1967. Preservation of the Site In 1939, the Greenville Garden Club led a community effort to purchase forty-two acres of the Winterville Mounds site and to convey the property to the City of Greenville. In 1993, Winterville Mounds was designated a National Historic Landmark. Visiting the Site Winterville Mounds, an official state historic site listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is maintained by the Historic Properties Division of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. The grounds are open daily from dawn to dusk.
Admission is free.
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