Emerald Mound Site

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Emerald Mound Site
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
A photo of Emerald Mound.
A photo of Emerald Mound.
Nearest city: Stanton, Mississippi
Designated as NHL: December 29, 1989[1]
Added to NRHP: November 18, 1988[2]
NRHP Reference#: 88002618
Governing body: National Park Service

Emerald Mound Site is a late Mississippian period archaeological site located on the Natchez Trace Parkway near Stanton, Mississippi, United States. The site dates from the period between 1200 AD and 1730. The platform mound is the second-largest Pre-Columbian earthwork in the country, after Monk's Mound at Cahokia.[2] Emerald Mound has a flat top with two smaller secondary mounds at each end. Travelers in the early 19th century noted a number of adjoining mounds that are no longer present. Emerald Mound was stabilized by the National Park Service in 1955.[2] It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Emerald Mound Site. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-10-20.
  2. ^ a b c National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).

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