Cahokia Mounds Historic Site, Illinois (IL), United States
Facts & Statistics
Place Name
Cahokia Mounds Historic Site
Place Status (Type)
historic site
Location
Illinois, United States, North America
Latitude
38°39'N
Longitude
90°03'W
Cahokia Mounds Historic Site
, approximately 85 Native Amer.
earthworks in Cahokia Mounds Historic Site, SW Ill., near East St.
Louis; 38°39'N 90°03'W. Largest group of mounds N of Mexico. Monks
Mound, a rectangular, flat-topped earthwork,
100 ft/30.5 m high with a 17
acres/7 ha base, is named for Trappist monks who settled
there in the early 19th cent. The people who constructed the mounds
were village dwellers who lived in a fertile river-bottom area; their
culture flourished c.1300-c.1700. The mounds constitute a natl.
historic landmark.
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