Mount Elizabeth Archeological Site

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Area 39? acres NRHP Reference # 020001011		Built unknown Added to NRHP 14 September 2002

Location 1921 N.E. Indian River Drive, Jensen Beach, Florida

The Mount Elizabeth Archeological Site', also known as Racey's Tuckahoe, St. Joseph's Novitiate or the Mount Elizabeth Indian Mound is a prehistoric midden and an archaeological site in Jensen Beach, Florida. It is located in Martin County's Indian RiverSide Park, which includes the former Florida Institute of Technology (Jensen Beach Campus) east of Indian River Drive on the Indian River Lagoon. On September 14, 2002, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

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Mount Elizabeth Archeological Site

(added 2002 - Site - #02001011)

Also known as Races (Racey's) Tuckahoe; St. Joseph's Novitiate

1707 NE Indian River Dr., Jensen Beach

Historic Significance: Information Potential

Area of Significance: Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation: Late Archaic, Orange III Period, East Okeechobee Cultural Area

Period of Significance: 2000-2499 BC, 1500-1999 BC, 1000-1499 BC, 500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner: Local Gov't

Historic Function: Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure, Village Site

Current Function: Landscape

Current Sub-function: Park

References

Mount Elizabeth Archeological Site Wikipedia

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