Eagle Rock Mound
In 2015, during a road trip through Georgia, I stopped at the Eagle Rock Mound in Putnam County. In the 360-degree interactive virtual tour below you can see the rock mound from 20 feet above and from inside the observation tower.
Click here to view it in fullscreen.
Equipment used to capture the 360-degree panoramic images:
- Canon EOS 6D
- Sigma 8mm Fisheye
- Camera Pole
- Wireless Trigger
About Eagle Rock Mound
According to the marker on site,
“Eagle Rock Mound
The mound of prehistoric origin is believed to be a ceremonial mound made with white quartz rocks in the shape of an eagle, head turned to the east. Length 102 feet, the spread of wings 120 feet, depth of breast 8 feet. Only two such configurations were discovered east of the Mississippi River. Both are in Putnam County.
”Tread softly here white man for long ere you came strange races lived, fought, and loved.”
Erected by Georgia Society Colonial Dames of the XVII Century.
June 1940
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