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Archaeological site in Michigan, United States

United States historic place


Croton Dam Mound Group
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	Croton, Michigan
Coordinates	43°26′15″N 85°39′45″W / 43.43750°N 85.66250°W / 43.43750; -85.66250
Area	2.3 acres (0.93 ha)
NRHP reference No.	08000846
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.

Description

The Croton Dam Mound Group consists of three mounds designated Croton Dam A (20NE105), Croton Dam B (20NE112), and Croton Dam C (20NE116). The group represents an Early Woodland Period. The largest mound, Croton Dam A, measures about 35 feet in diameter, and included a cache of animal bones and weapons points. The two smaller mounds, Croton Dam B and C, contained red ochre and cremated human remains.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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.
"Newaygo County Archaeologocal Collections" (PDF). University of Michigan LSA. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 2, 2012. 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, archived from the original on May 12, 2013
Bill Beauvais. "Listing of prehistoric references at 43N Latitude and 85W Longitude presented from southeast corner to northwest corner". Archived from the original on October 15, 2008. Retrieved September 13, 2013.

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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