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Boone's Mounds

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Boone's Mounds
Mound 1 eroding into the Ouachita River, March, 2013
Boone's Mounds is located in Arkansas
Boone's Mounds
Boone's Mounds is located in the United States
Boone's Mounds
Nearest cityCalion, Arkansas
Coordinates33°22′47″N 92°34′16″W / 33.379584°N 92.5710145°W / 33.379584; -92.5710145
Area40 acres (16 ha)
NRHP reference No.80000774[1]
Added to NRHPApril 14, 1980

Boone's Mounds are a ceremonial site of the Coles Creek culture located in Calhoun County, Arkansas. The site is one of the largest mound sites in the Ouachita River valley. Archeological excavation at the site has yielded dates of occupation as early as 600 AD, and it may still have been in use during the early contact period, c. 1700. The site was located on private property at the time of its listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1][2]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Boone's Mounds, Calhoun County". Arkansas Preservation. Archived from the original on December 28, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2013.