National Register of Historic Places

Clear Lake Site

Manito, Mason County, Illinois
Listed
November 28, 1978
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
78001171

About this property

Clear Lake Site is an archaeological site located in Sand Ridge State Park 6.5 miles (10.5 km) from Manito, Illinois. The site was occupied for the majority of the period from 500 B.C. to 1500 A.D.; cultures which have occupied the site include the Early Woodland, Havana Hopewell, and Mississippian. The site consists of a village area and two burial mounds. University of Chicago archaeologists conducted the first excavations at the site in 1932. Significant further excavations were conducted by George and Ethel Schoenbeck of the Peoria Academy of Science; the couple recovered 24,000 pottery shards from the site which represent every pottery type found in Central Illinois. The Illinois State Museum, which received all artifacts recovered by the Schoenbecks, conducted its own excavations at the site in the 1950s. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 28, 1978.

Location

Manito, Mason County, Illinois

Categories

PREHISTORIC
Sources

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Questions about this property

When was Clear Lake Site listed on the National Register?

Clear Lake Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 28, 1978.

What type of historic resource is Clear Lake Site?

Clear Lake Site is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Clear Lake Site?

The period of significance for Clear Lake Site is recorded as the listed era.

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