ound . ▁The ▁beginning ▁stage ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁rect angular ▁ear then ▁platform ▁ ▁in ▁height , ▁ ▁wide ▁on ▁its ▁east – west ▁axis ▁and ▁ ▁long ▁on ▁its ▁north – s outh ▁axis . ▁After ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁use , ▁this ▁platform ▁was ▁covered ▁with ▁a ▁mant le ▁of ▁earth ▁ ▁in ▁height ▁and ▁ ▁wide ▁along ▁its ▁east – west ▁axis , ▁with ▁an ▁extremely ▁hard ▁cap ▁of ▁earth ▁ ▁covering ▁the ▁m ound . ▁During ▁a ▁third ▁stage ▁another ▁mant le ▁of ▁earth ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁m ound , ▁bringing ▁it ▁to ▁a ▁height ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁to ▁approximately ▁ ▁in ▁width ▁on ▁its ▁east – west ▁axis . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Grand ▁G ulf ▁Military ▁State ▁Park ▁( Miss iss ippi ) ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Hope well ▁sites ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Mark sv ille ▁culture ▁Category : M ounds ▁in ▁Mississippi ▁Category : Arch ae ological ▁sites ▁in ▁Mississippi <0x0A> </s> ▁Francis ▁Patrick ▁" Fran k " ▁F ah y ▁( 2 3 ▁May ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁– ▁ 1 2 ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 3 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Irish ▁F ian na ▁F á il ▁politician ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁Ce ann ▁Com h air le ▁of ▁D á il ▁É ire ann ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁Te ach ta ▁D á la ▁( TD ) ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁to ▁his ▁death