There are almost as many
legends, interpretations, and stories, often contradictory, concerning
The Mound as there are bluebonnets in Texas.
The very few unchallenged facts are that The Town of Flower Mound
derived its name from it and that it is 650 feet above sea level,
and rises 50 feet above the surrounding countryside. Texas' eminent
historian, the late A.C. Greene, believes the name, Flower Mound,
was given to the rise in the 1840s because of an unusual amount
of wild flowers that grew on it. This area was part of the great
American Black Land Prairie that ran from Canada to the Rio Grande
and from the Rockies to the Mississippi. Our immediate area, of
which only 1,000 acres remain out of the original 20 million, was
part of the Tall Grass Prairie.
Because the early pioneer settlers used The Mound as a haymeadow
and never plowed, the wild flowers were conspicuously abundant in
wet springs. However, wildflowers and native prairie grasses flourish
throughout the year on The Mound. The Mound Foundation has identified
more than 175 species, a hand full of which are included on this
website.
The Mound is now referred to as The Flower Mound. |
