Dogtooth Bend Mounds and Village Site
Bumguard Cemetery Rd, Miller City, IL 62962, Miller City, Illinois 62962
Dogtooth Bend Mounds and Village Site preserves evidence of Native American life in the Mississippi River Valley, offering a quiet reminder of the much older cultural landscape beneath southern Illinois.
Original Ft. Massac Site
Listed in Historical landmark, Indian Wars, Lewis and Clark Sites, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Pioneer History, Revolutionary War, State park
1308 E 5th St, Metropolis, Illinois 62960
At Fort Massac State Park, the original 1757 French fort site is marked by preserved archaeological remains and an interpreted outline beside the Ohio River bluffs. A nearby reconstruction represents the later 1802 American fort.
Ashworth Archaeological Site
12815 IN-69, Mt Vernon, Indiana 47620
A nationally recognized archaeological site near Mt. Vernon, Indiana, close to the Ohio-Wabash confluence and a broader landscape of important Indigenous sites.
Millstone Bluff Archaeological Area
F896+CX Simpson, Illinois, Simpson, Illinois 62985
Explore an interpretive trail through the remains of a late prehistoric Native American settlement at this scenic Shawnee National Forest archaeological site near Simpson, Illinois.
Angel Mounds State Historic Site
Listed in Historical landmark, Native American Heritage Sites, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
8215 Pollack Ave, Evansville, Indiana 47715
Explore a remarkable Mississippian archaeological site, with earthen mounds, trails, and exhibits that illuminate the Indigenous history of the Ohio River Valley.
Kincaid Mounds State Historic Site, Illinois
Listed in Historical landmark, Native American Heritage Sites, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
Newcut Rd, Brookport, Illinois 62910
Kincaid Mounds preserves the remains of a major Mississippian settlement in southern Illinois, including earthen mounds and archaeological traces dating roughly from A.D. 1050 to 1400.
Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site
Listed in Gift shop, Historical place museum, History museum, Native American Heritage Sites, State park
94 Green St, Wickliffe, KY 42087, Wickliffe, Kentucky 42087
Explore a Mississippian-era Native American village, earthen mounds, and archaeology exhibits in western Kentucky.
Modoc Rock Shelter National Historic Landmark
6921-6851 Co Rd 7, Prairie Du Rocher, Illinois 62277
Modoc Rock Shelter preserves thousands of years of Native American history in a sheltered bluff overlooking the Mississippi River valley. Its archaeological record offers a fascinating glimpse into the changing lifeways of southern Illinois.
Dogtooth Bend Mounds and Village Site
Bumguard Cemetery Rd, Miller City, IL 62962, Miller City, Illinois 62962
Dogtooth Bend Mounds and Village Site preserves evidence of Native American life in the Mississippi River Valley, offering a quiet reminder of the much older cultural landscape beneath southern Illinois.
Original Ft. Massac Site
Listed in Historical landmark, Indian Wars, Lewis and Clark Sites, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Pioneer History, Revolutionary War, State park
1308 E 5th St, Metropolis, Illinois 62960
At Fort Massac State Park, the original 1757 French fort site is marked by preserved archaeological remains and an interpreted outline beside the Ohio River bluffs. A nearby reconstruction represents the later 1802 American fort.
Ashworth Archaeological Site
12815 IN-69, Mt Vernon, Indiana 47620
A nationally recognized archaeological site near Mt. Vernon, Indiana, close to the Ohio-Wabash confluence and a broader landscape of important Indigenous sites.
Millstone Bluff Archaeological Area
F896+CX Simpson, Illinois, Simpson, Illinois 62985
Explore an interpretive trail through the remains of a late prehistoric Native American settlement at this scenic Shawnee National Forest archaeological site near Simpson, Illinois.
Angel Mounds State Historic Site
Listed in Historical landmark, Native American Heritage Sites, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
8215 Pollack Ave, Evansville, Indiana 47715
Explore a remarkable Mississippian archaeological site, with earthen mounds, trails, and exhibits that illuminate the Indigenous history of the Ohio River Valley.
Kincaid Mounds State Historic Site, Illinois
Listed in Historical landmark, Native American Heritage Sites, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
Newcut Rd, Brookport, Illinois 62910
Kincaid Mounds preserves the remains of a major Mississippian settlement in southern Illinois, including earthen mounds and archaeological traces dating roughly from A.D. 1050 to 1400.
Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site
Listed in Gift shop, Historical place museum, History museum, Native American Heritage Sites, State park
94 Green St, Wickliffe, KY 42087, Wickliffe, Kentucky 42087
Explore a Mississippian-era Native American village, earthen mounds, and archaeology exhibits in western Kentucky.
Modoc Rock Shelter National Historic Landmark
6921-6851 Co Rd 7, Prairie Du Rocher, Illinois 62277
Modoc Rock Shelter preserves thousands of years of Native American history in a sheltered bluff overlooking the Mississippi River valley. Its archaeological record offers a fascinating glimpse into the changing lifeways of southern Illinois.
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