NRHP Reference # 78001111 Added to NRHP 23 May 1978 | Area 79 ha Nearest city Willard, Illinois | |
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Similar Millstone Bluff, Larson Site, Velda Mound, Towosahgy State Historic S, Sugar Loaf Mound | ||
Dogtooth Bend Mounds and Village Site is an archaeological site located on the western shore of Lake Milligan in Alexander County, Illinois. The site includes two mounds and a village site stretching northwest of the mounds. The village was inhabited by Middle Mississippian peoples from roughly 900-1600 A.D. It likely served as a trade hub and a social center for residents of the surrounding farmland. Formal archaeological investigation of the site was initiated in 1950 by Irvin Peithman of Southern Illinois University.
The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 23, 1978.
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