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Twin Mounds Site
(15 BA 2)
Mississippian sites on the Lower Ohio River
Twin Mounds Site is located in Kentucky
Twin Mounds Site
Location within Kentucky today
Alternative nameNolan Site, Village area designated 15BA14
LocationCairo, Illinois, Ballard County, Kentucky, Twin Mounds Site USA
RegionJackson Purchase
Coordinates37°4′3.50″N 89°8′38.58″W / 37.0676389°N 89.1440500°W / 37.0676389; -89.1440500
History
Founded1300 CE
CulturesMississippian culture
Site notes
Architecture
Architectural stylesPlatform mound
Responsible body: private

The Twin Mounds Site (15BA2 and 15BA14), also known as the Nolan Site, is a Mississippian culture archaeological site located near Barlow in Ballard County, Kentucky, just north of the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, and directly across the Ohio River from Mound City, Illinois.

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