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Shiloh Indian Mounds National Historic Landmark
40 HR 7
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Aerial illustration of the Shiloh Mounds Site
Shiloh Indian Mounds Site is located in Tennessee
Shiloh Indian Mounds Site
LocationHardin County, Tennessee
Nearest citySavannah, Tennessee
Coordinates35°08′29″N 88°19′15″W / 35.14139°N 88.32083°W / 35.14139; -88.32083
Area81 acres (33 ha)
ArchitectMississippian culture
Architectural styleMounds
NRHP reference No.79000279[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 27, 1979[1]
Designated NHLMay 5, 1989[2]

Shiloh Indian Mounds Site (40HR7) is an archaeological site of the South Appalachian Mississippian culture (a regional variation of the Mississippian culture).[3] It is located beside the Tennessee River on the grounds of the Shiloh National Military Park, in Hardin County of southwestern Tennessee. A National Historic Landmark, it is one of the largest Woodland era sites in the southeastern United States.

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Shiloh Indian Mounds Site". National Historic Landmark summary. Archived from the original on June 12, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
  3. ^ "Southeastern Prehistory:Mississippian and Late Prehistoric Period". National Park Service. Retrieved June 16, 2011.

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