Caddo Mounds Re-Opens After Tornado by Jessica Payne
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People gather inside the temporary Caddo Mounds State Historic Site Museum on Saturday, January 11 for a re-opening ceremony after tornados destroyed the site last April. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
A display of Caddo daily life and food preparation stands inside the Caddo Mounds State Historic Site temporary museum. People gathered at the site on Saturday, January 11 for a re-opening ceremony and it was destroyed by tornadoes last April. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
A sign is on display just outside where a grass Caddo house used to stand at Caddo Mounds State Historic Site in Alto. A re-opening ceremony was held at the site on Saturday, January 11 after tornadoes destroyed the area last April. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
A faded circle indention at the Caddo Mounds State Historic Site is the only indication that a Caddo grass house once stood there. The house was destroyed when three tornadoes ripped through Alto on April 13, 2019. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
What remains of the Caddo Mounds state Historic Site Museum stands at the site in Alto on Saturday, January 11 when a re-opening ceremony was held. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
A display stands inside the Caddo Mounds State Historic Site temporary museum explaining the site and structures. People gathered at the site on Saturday, January 11 for a re-opening ceremony and it was destroyed by tornadoes last April. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
(From left) Caddo Mounds State Historic Site Manager Tony Souther, Friends of Caddo Mounds president Jeff Williams and Alto Mayor Jimmy Allen stand for a photo in front of a Caddo Mound at the re-opening ceremony for the site on Saturday, January 11. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Caddo Mounds State Historic Site Manager Tony Souther plays a Native American wooden flute prior to a ceremony for the re-opening of the site. The ceremony consisted of prayer, planting of a cedar tree and a native Muscadine grape vine and discussion of the new museum plans. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
A Caddo mound stands in the distance at the Caddo Mounds State Historic Site on Saturday, January 11 where a re-opening ceremony was held. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
A concrete slab and partial ceiling panel is all that remains of the Caddo Mounds State Historic Site Museum in Alto after tornadoes hit the area last April. A re-opening ceremony was held on Saturday, January 11. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
People gathered at Caddo Mounds State Historic Site near the Snake Woman’s Garden on Saturday, January 11 for a re-opening ceremony after tornados destroyed the site last April. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Caddo Mounds State Historic Site manager Tony Souther digs a hole to plant a native Muscadine grape vine during a re-opening ceremony for the site in Alto on Saturday, January 11. The site was destroyed by tornadoes in April of 2019. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Texas Cherokee Ron Black Eagle says a prayer prior to planting a tree during a re-opening ceremony for the Caddo Mounds State Historic Site. Black Eagle traveled from Waco for the special event. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Tony Souther, Caddo Mounds State Historic Site manager, smiles as he plants a cedar tree during a re-opening ceremony for the site on Saturday, January 11. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Morning Telegraph)