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Natural Mound

Pontotoc County
Location: on OK-1, 3 1/2 miles northeast of Fitzhugh
Coordinates: 34.699764, -96.734830
Material: Aluminum
Sponsor(s): Oklahoma Historical Society and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Topics: Environmental/Cultural Ecology; Transportation; Westward Expansion, 1803–1861

A famous natural landmark on the California Road, the high hill was shown on a map made by Captain Randolph Marcy in 1849. A major reference point on several surveys, the site became a triangulation station for the US Coast and Geodetic Survey. The landmark is known locally as Chimney Hill.

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