Croton Dam Mound Group
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| Location | Croton, Michigan[1] |
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| Coordinates | 43°26′15″N 85°39′45″W / 43.43750°N 85.66250°WCoordinates: 43°26′15″N 85°39′45″W / 43.43750°N 85.66250°W |
| Area | 2.3 acres (0.93 ha) |
| NRHP Reference # | 08000846[2] |
| Added to NRHP | June 23, 2009 |
The Croton Dam Mound Group, also known by the designations 20NE105, 20NE112, and 20NE116, is an archaeological site that was once a ceremonial site located on 2.3 acres near Croton, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[2]
Description
The Croton Dam Mound Group consists of three mounds designated Croton Dam A (20NE105), Croton Dam B (20NE112), and Croton Dam C (20NE116).[3] The group represents an Early Woodland Period.[4] The largest mound, Croton Dam A, measures about 35 feet in diameter, and included a cache of animal bones and weapons points.[5] The two smaller mounds, Croton Dam B and C, contained red ochre and cremated human remains.
References
- ↑ The NRIS lists the Croton Dam Mound Group as "address restricted;" however, references show it is located near Croton. The geo-coordinates given are approximate.
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Newaygo County Archaeologocal Collections" (PDF). University of Michigan LSA. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
- ↑ Richard E. Flanders (1980), Cultural Resource Survey of the Proposed Improvement of the M-37 / Ml2 Bridge Over the C. & O. Railroad and Penoyer Creek
- ↑ Bill Beauvais. "Listing of prehistoric references at 43N Latitude and 85W Longitude presented from southeast corner to northwest corner". Retrieved September 13, 2013.
Further reading
- Charles Frantz (1967), "Excavation of Croton Dam Mound B (20 NE 112)", Michigan Archaeologist 13 (1)
- Earl J. Prahl (1966), "The Muskegon River Survey, 1965 and 1966", The Michigan Archaeologist 12 (4): 103–212
- Earl J. Prahl (1970), The Middle Woodland Period of the Lower Muskegon Valley and Northern Hopewellian Frontier (Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Anthropology. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)
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