National Register of Historic Places

Boven Earthwork

Lake City, Missaukee County, Michigan
Listed
August 13, 1973
Type
Site
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
73002293

About this property

The Boven Earthworks, also known as the Boven Enclosure, the Mosquito Creek Earthworks, the Falmouth Inclosure, or Missaukee III is a Native American archaeological site designated 20MA19 located near Falmouth and Lake City, Michigan along Mosquito Creek. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. The Boven Earthworks includes four enclosures, with an associated burial mound. The Boven Earthworks were likely constructed around AD 1470 +/-100. The first circle was discovered by University of Michigan researchers in the summer of 1924 while they studied the nearby Aetna Earthworks. Excavations were conducted on different circles by staff led by Emerson Greenman from the University of Michigan in 1926 and by Charles Cleland from Michigan State University in 1965. They found light habitation debris and no palisade or wall indications. At least one circle had two breaches likely used as gateways, all similar to Aetna. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Emerson F Greenman, "Michigan Mounds, with Special Reference to Two in Missaukee County" (PDF), Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters, 7, Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan: 1–9 Willard Michael James Baird (1976), The Missaukee Mounds, Missaukee County Bicentennial Committee Harold Wesbrook Moll (1958), Earthwork Enclosures in Ogemaw, Missaukee and Alcona Counties, Michigan

Location

Lake City, Missaukee County, Michigan

Categories

PREHISTORIC
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When was Boven Earthwork listed on the National Register?

Boven Earthwork was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 13, 1973.

What type of historic resource is Boven Earthwork?

Boven Earthwork is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Boven Earthwork?

The period of significance for Boven Earthwork is recorded as the pre_contact era.

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