Orwell Site (Fergus Falls, Minnesota)

The Orwell Site, designated 21OT7 in the state archaeological inventory, is a historic site located near Fergus Falls, Minnesota, United States. It consists of twelve Middle or Late Woodland period burial mounds, four of which are enclosed by an earthwork. They were built from about A.D. 350–600. They share similarities with the mounds found at Fort Juelson, also in Otter Tail County, with their central burial chamber.[3] The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[2]

Orwell Site
LocationAddress restricted[1]
Nearest cityFergus Falls, Minnesota
NRHP reference No.74001032[2]
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 1974

References
  1. Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of this resource. In some cases, this is to protect archeological sites from vandalism, while in other cases it is restricted at the request of the owner. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  3. Sigrid Arnott; Scott Brosowske; David Maki. "National Register of Historic Places nomination form - Fort Juelson" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-30. Retrieved 2017-12-29.


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