Hoecake Village Archeological Site

Hoecake Village Archeological Site (23MI8) is a historic archeological site located near East Prairie, Mississippi County, Missouri. This site was investigated by archaeologists from the University of Missouri during 1963 and 1967. Almost all of the mounds were leveled before the 1960s. The site includes two surviving burial mounds, which were excavated in 1988.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

Hoecake Village Archeological Site
Nearest cityEast Prairie, Missouri
Area275 acres (111 ha)
NRHP reference No.72000723[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 13, 1972

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Missouri Archaeology Society (October 2016). "Hoecake Mound 23MI8". Missouri Archaeology Society. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 2 photographs)


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