Bay Mounds

Bay Mounds
Nearest city Bay, Arkansas
Area 5 acres (2.0 ha)
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 78000582[1]
Added to NRHP February 14, 1978

The Bay Mounds are an archaeological site near Bay, Arkansas. This collection of temple mounds are the only ones still surviving in Craighead County, the others having been levelled. They have been tentatively dated to 1200-1400 CE, but have not been excavated.[2]

The mounds were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. "Summary description of Bay Mounds". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-26.