Etowah Indian Mounds

Etowah Mounds
Artist's conception of Etowah
Etowah Indian Mounds is located in Metro Atlanta
Etowah Indian Mounds
Etowah Indian Mounds is located in Georgia
Etowah Indian Mounds
Etowah Indian Mounds is located in the United States
Etowah Indian Mounds
Nearest cityCartersville, GA
Coordinates34°7′30.47″N 84°48′27.59″W / 34.1251306°N 84.8076639°W / 34.1251306; -84.8076639
NRHP reference No.66000272
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966[1]
Designated NHLJuly 19, 1964[2]

Etowah Indian Mounds (9BR1) are a 54-acre (220,000 m2) archaeological site in Bartow County, Georgia, south of Cartersville. Built and occupied in three phases, from 1000–1550 CE, the prehistoric site is located on the north shore of the Etowah River.

Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site is a designated National Historic Landmark, managed by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. It is considered "the most intact Mississippian culture site in the Southeast", according to Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites.[3] Both the historic Muscogee Creek and the Cherokee peoples, who each occupied this area at varying times, hold the site to be sacred.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 15, 2006.
  2. ^ "Etowah Mounds". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on January 31, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2008.
  3. ^ "Etowah Indian Mounds, state Historic Site, Cartersville". Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites. n.d. Retrieved November 9, 2020.

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