[4] The mound sits at the southeast edge of Pompano Beach on the western shore of a long narrow Atlantic coast barrier island.

In prehistoric times the site was a tropical hardwood hammock opposite Lake Santa Barbara at the mouth of Cypress Creek.

Known as the "Pompano Beach Indian Mound", it has been studied extensively by amateur and professional archeologists since 1929.

Goggin's work at the mound contributed to his development of a timeline of the cultures of Florida and was important in establishing his career as an archeologist.

[2] In 1938 a study of the mound, supervised by William C. Orchard, was financed by the Heye Foundation Museum of the American Indian.

In 2003 Christopher Eck surveyed the site and conducted limited excavations near the mound to evaluate the impact of community plans to replant some native coastal hammock plants and trees.

[2] The first published mention of the site was possibly in an 1887 book, The East Coast of Florida: A Descriptive Narrative, written by J.M.