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Colonial and Pre-Columbian

Powers Fort Massacre (Missouri)

1250
Missouri
Era
Colonial and Pre-Columbian
Year
1250
Location
Missouri
Status
Historical record
The Battle

History & Significance

Powers Fort Massacre (Missouri) was a Colonial and Pre-Columbian engagement fought in Missouri, 1250.

The Powers phase sites in southeastern Missouri represent a cluster of Mississippian communities that were abandoned abruptly c.1350. Price and Griffin (1979) documented evidence of violent destruction at Powers Fort. The simultaneous abandonment of the entire Powers phase cluster is consistent with a coordinated attack or series of raids that drove the population from the region. Documented by Price and Griffin.

Forces engaged
Unknown vs. Powers phase Mississippian community in the Bootheel of Missouri
Outcome
The Powers phase communities of southeastern Missouri were abandoned violently c.1350. Evidence of burning and skeletal trauma at Powers Fort and related sites indicates a catastrophic event.

Approximate location. The nearest recorded settlement is shown; the exact site is unrecorded.

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The Powers phase sites in southeastern Missouri represent a cluster of Mississippian communities that were abandoned abruptly c.1350. Price and Griffin (1979) documented evidence of violent destruction at Powers Fort. The simultaneous abandonment of the entire Powers phase cluster is consistent with
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