Indian Mound Park (Dauphin Island, Alabama)

USA / Alabama / Dauphin Island / Dauphin Island, Alabama / Iberville Drive, 2
 park, archaeological site, wildlife sanctuary, burial mound, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, Native American, conservation area of wild birds
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Historic Indian burial mound site and wildlife refuge listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Built: c. 1100-1550 A.D.
Area: 18 acres
Also known as: Shell Mound Park; Indian Shell Mound Park
Date added to NRHP: 8/14/1973
Notes: The park contains Pensacola Indian shell burial mounds (called "middens") dating to the Mississippian Period. The site also hosts several hundred species of migrant birds, as well as a wide variety of subtropical plant species.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Mound_Park_(Dauphin_Island,_Alabama)
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Coordinates:   30°15'26"N   88°6'26"W
This article was last modified 11 years ago