National Register of Historic Places

Fish Farm Mound Group

New Albin, Allamakee County, Iowa
Listed
July 24, 1988
Type
Site
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
88001131

About this property

Fish Farm Mounds State Preserve is a 3-acre (12,000 m2) archaeological mound group containing Native American burials in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is located within the larger Fish Farms Mounds Wildlife area, a state owned hunting area a few miles south of New Albin, just inland from the Upper Mississippi River in Allamakee County. This prehistoric cemetery was acquired by the state in 1935 as a donation from the Fish family. It became an archaeological state preserve in 1968. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It is located in the Driftless Area of Iowa, a region which escaped being glaciated during the last ice age, near the mouth of the Upper Iowa River. Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge "Fish Farm Mounds", Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Retrieved July 15, 2007

Location

New Albin, Allamakee County, Iowa

Categories

PREHISTORIC
Sources

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When was Fish Farm Mound Group listed on the National Register?

Fish Farm Mound Group was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 24, 1988.

What type of historic resource is Fish Farm Mound Group?

Fish Farm Mound Group is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Fish Farm Mound Group is recorded as the pre_contact era.

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