Between 1,800 and 1,100 years ago, the Weeden Island peoples constructed the almost 50-foot-tall Great Mound at Letchworth-Love Mounds Archaeological State Park, one of the tallest earthen mounds in Florida. The Weeden Island period was named for a unique pottery style first discovered in 1923 on Weedon Island in Pinellas County, Florida, and later sites with the same pottery style, including this one, were included in the Weeden Island culture. This pottery style demonstrates remarkable artisan qualities, and the mound stands as architecture from an earlier time and culture.