Hester Site

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Hester Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Nearest city:	Amory, Mississippi
Governing body:	Private
NRHP Reference#:	75001051
Added to NRHP:	June 5, 1975^[1]
Designated NHL:	January 3, 2001^[2]

Hester Site, with two components known as Hester-Standifer Creek Site (22 MO 569) and Beachum-Harrison Site (22 MO 1011), is an archaeological site in Monroe County, Mississippi. It is a multicomponent site whose major occupation took place during the Archaic period with artifacts dating from 9000-8000 BCE, and other occupations during the Woodland and Mississippian periods.^[3]

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2001.^[2]^[4]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
^ ^a ^b "Hester Site". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1606053020&ResourceType=Site. Retrieved 2007-10-21.
^ "National Historic Landmark Nomination : Hester Site". http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/75001051.pdf. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
^ Mark R. Barnes (December 8, 1999). National Historic Landmark Nomination: Hester SitePDF (236 KB). National Park Service and Accompanying photos, from 1974 and undated.PDF (639 KB)

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