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Tobias-Thompson Complex
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| Nearest city: | Geneseo, Kansas |
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| Built: | 1500 |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 66000349 |
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| Added to NRHP: | October 15, 1966[1] |
| Designated NHLD: | July 4, 1964[2] |
Tobias-Thompson Complex, also known as Little River Archeological District (14RC2,3,8,9,12,13,14,40, was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.[2][1]
Its 1964 statement of significance read:
The complex is composed of a cluster of eight village sites along the Little Arkansas River, all of which relate to the Little River Focus of the Great Bend Aspect dating from 1500-1700 AD. These sites have been related to a historic culture, the Wichita Tribe, and may have been among the villages visited by Coronado in Quivira in 1542.[2]
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