National Register of Historic Places

McCune Mound and Village Site

Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois
Listed
August 15, 1979
Type
Site
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
79000873

About this property

The McCune Mound and Village Site is a prehistoric archaeological site located in Whiteside County, Illinois near the city of Sterling. The site consists of a single mound, 3 metres (9.8 ft) high and 23 metres (75 ft) in diameter, and five depressions that may have been housing sites. The site was occupied by Upper Mississippian peoples from roughly 1200 to 1500 A.D.; it is considered part of the Langford tradition, a subset of Upper Mississippian culture found in northwestern Illinois. Modern archaeologists first documented the site in 1961. As a relatively intact site with a single-component habitation, the site was considered to have the potential to provide significant information on the Langford tradition. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 16, 1979.

Location

Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois

Categories

PREHISTORIC
Sources

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Questions about this property

When was McCune Mound and Village Site listed on the National Register?

McCune Mound and Village Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 15, 1979.

What type of historic resource is McCune Mound and Village Site?

McCune Mound and Village Site is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for McCune Mound and Village Site is recorded as the pre_contact era.

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