Mitchell Archeological Site | |
 Section north of Interstate 270 | |
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| Location | Western end of University Dr.,Mitchell, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 38°42′15″N90°4′7″W / 38.70417°N 90.06861°W /38.70417; -90.06861 |
| Area | 22.6 acres (9.1 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001168[1] (original) 100010214 (increase) |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 7, 1978 |
| Boundary increase | April 15, 2024 |
TheMitchell Archaeological Site is apre-Columbian archaeological site located at the western end of University Drive inMitchell,Illinois. The site includes aplatform mound and the remains of a village; while it once included several other mounds, they have been destroyed by modern activity.Mississippian peoples inhabited the site c. 1150–1200. The site is affiliated with theCahokia settlement system and was the largest site in the system except for Cahokia itself. However, the majority of the site was destroyed by the construction ofInterstate 270; known information about the site mainly comes from salvage excavations conducted before the highway was built.[2]
The site was added to theNational Register of Historic Places on February 7, 1978.[1]
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