Indian Mound (Lakin, Kansas)

United States historic place


Indian Mound
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	N. side of N. River Rd., six miles southwest of Lakin, Kearny County, Kansas
Coordinates	37°53′43″N 101°20′21″W / 37.895256°N 101.339184°W / 37.895256; -101.339184
Area	4.02 acres (1.63 ha)
MPS	Historic Resources of the Santa Fe Trail (2012)
NRHP reference No.	13000491
Added to NRHP	July 17, 2013

Indian Mound is a natural land formation which overlooks the mostly dry river bed of the Arkansas River at what was Chouteau's Island.

It was a landmark used to distinguish between the Mountain route or the Cimarron route of the Santa Fe Trail.

It is located 6 miles (9.7 km) southwest of Lakin, Kansas.

References

"National Register of Historic Places: Indian Mound". National Park Service.
Sarah Martin, Amanda Loughlin, and Laura Groves (August 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Indian Mound" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved August 12, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) With five photos from 2012.

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