List of archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana


This is a list of archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana.

Historic sites in the United States qualify to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places by passing one or more of four different criteria; Criterion D permits the inclusion of proven and potential archaeological sites.[1] More than fifty different sites in Indiana are listed under this criterion, including both Native American and European sites, and two others were once listed but have been removed.[2] This list includes all properties in Indiana that qualify under this criterion.

Current listings

[3]Landmark nameImageLocationCountyCultureComments
1Angel Mounds[4] Knight Township: 8 miles southeast of Evansville in Angel Mounds State Memorial
37°56′31″N 87°27′35″W / 37.94194°N 87.45972°W / 37.94194; -87.45972 (Angel Mounds)
VanderburghMississippian: Angel
2Archeological Sites 12Ma648 and 12Ma649[5] Lawrence Township: atop a hill above Fall Creek in the northwestern corner of Fort Harrison State Park
39°52′31″N 86°1′52″W / 39.87528°N 86.03111°W / 39.87528; -86.03111 (Archeological Sites 12Ma648 and 12Ma649)
MarionMultiple: Early Archaic through Late Woodland, and European
3Ashworth Archaeological Site (12 Po 7)[6] Point Township: eastern side of State Road 69, about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Hovey Lake
37°51′0″N 87°56′10″W / 37.85000°N 87.93611°W / 37.85000; -87.93611 (Ashworth Archaeological Site (12 Po 7))
PoseyMississippian: Caborn-Welborn
4Bono Archaeological Site (12 Lr 194)[7] Bono Township: on a bluff above the White River, ½ mile west of the riverbank and 1 mile north of Bono
38°44′41″N 86°19′42″W / 38.74472°N 86.32833°W / 38.74472; -86.32833 (Bono Archaeological Site (12 Lr 194))
LawrenceLate Archaic
5Castor Farm Site[8] White River Township: river bottoms below the Strawtown Enclosure
40°7′44″N 85°57′9″W / 40.12889°N 85.95250°W / 40.12889; -85.95250 (Castor Farm Site)
HamiltonLate Woodland: Oliver, Younge, and Western Basin
6Chrysler Enclosure[9] New Castle: western side of Ross St. at Chrysler High School
39°54′41″N 85°22′32″W / 39.91139°N 85.37556°W / 39.91139; -85.37556 (Chrysler Enclosure)
HenryWoodland: Adena
7Collier Lodge site[10] Pleasant Township: 1099 Baum's Bridge Rd., southwest of Kouts
41°16′32″N 87°4′18″W / 41.27556°N 87.07167°W / 41.27556; -87.07167 (Collier Lodge site)
PorterMultiple: Early Archaic through Upper Mississippian, and European
8Daugherty-Monroe Archaeological Site (12SU13)[11] Turman Township: northern half of Section 21 Town 8 North Range 11 West
39°7′30″N 87°38′22″W / 39.12500°N 87.63944°W / 39.12500; -87.63944 (Daugherty-Monroe Archaeological Site (12SU13))
SullivanLate Woodland: Allison-Lamotte
9Delphi Lime Kilns[12] Deer Creek Township: north-northwest of Delphi
40°35′45″N 86°40′43″W / 40.59583°N 86.67861°W / 40.59583; -86.67861 (Delphi Lime Kilns)
CarrollHistoric: European
10Ellerbusch Archeological Site (12W56)[13] Ohio Township: atop the bluff northwest of the junction of State Road 662 and Ellerbursch Rd., west of Newburgh
37°57′9.4″N 87°25′32.4″W / 37.952611°N 87.425667°W / 37.952611; -87.425667 (Ellerbusch Archeological Site (12W56))
WarrickMississippian: Angel
11Ennis Archaeological Site (12 OW 229)[14] Clay and Richland Townships: along the Monroe/Owen county line on the southern edge of the Flatwoods region, west of Ellettsville
39°14′18″N 86°41′3″W / 39.23833°N 86.68417°W / 39.23833; -86.68417 (Ennis Archaeological Site (12 OW 229))
Monroe and OwenArchaic
12Epsilon II Archeological Site (12MO133)[15] Polk Township: on the Lake Monroe shoreline at Ransburg Scout Reservation, southeast of Bloomington
39°2′48″N 86°26′22″W / 39.04667°N 86.43944°W / 39.04667; -86.43944 (Epsilon II Archeological Site (12MO133))
MonroeLate Archaic
13Fort Knox II site[16] Vincennes: 3 miles north of downtown Vincennes
38°43′27″N 87°30′24″W / 38.72417°N 87.50667°W / 38.72417; -87.50667 (Fort Knox II Site)
KnoxHistoric: European
14Fort Ouiatenon[17] Wabash Township: along River Rd. and the Wabash River, west of the Purdue University Airport and west of Lafayette
40°24′20″N 86°58′48″W / 40.40556°N 86.98000°W / 40.40556; -86.98000 (Fort Ouiatenon)
TippecanoeHistoric: European
15Fudge Site[18] White River Township: immediately southwest of the confluence of Sugar Creek and the White River, northwest of Winchester
40°11′8″N 84°59′27″W / 40.18556°N 84.99083°W / 40.18556; -84.99083 (Fudge Site)
RandolphWoodland: Adena and Hopewell
16Glendale Ridge Archaeological Site (12 Da 86)[19] Harrison Township: above the White River in the Glendale State Fish and Wildlife Area, southeast of Hudsonville
38°30′56″N 87°2′54″W / 38.51556°N 87.04833°W / 38.51556; -87.04833 (Glendale Ridge Archaeological Site (12 Da 86))
DaviessArchaic: Riverton
17Francis Godfroy Cemetery[20] Butler Township: State Road 124, east of Peru
40°45′3″N 85°59′35″W / 40.75083°N 85.99306°W / 40.75083; -85.99306 (Francis Godfroy Cemetery)
MiamiHistoric: Miami
18Hovey Lake Archaeological District[21] Point Township: between Hovey Lake and the Ohio River in the Hovey Lake Fish and Wildlife Area
37°49′48″N 87°55′12″W / 37.83000°N 87.92000°W / 37.83000; -87.92000 (Hovey Lake Archaeological District)
PoseyMississippian: Caborn-Welborn
19Mitchell P. Howes' Lime Kiln and Quarry[22] Utica: Upper River Rd.
38°20′30″N 85°38′54″W / 38.34167°N 85.64833°W / 38.34167; -85.64833 (Howes', Mitchell P., Lime Kiln and Quarry)
ClarkHistoric: European
20Jennison Guard Site[23] Lawrenceburg Township: between a rail line and the Ohio River, just west of the mouth of the Great Miami River and northeast of Lawrenceburg
39°6′32″N 84°49′30″W / 39.10889°N 84.82500°W / 39.10889; -84.82500 (Jennison Guard Site)
DearbornFort Ancient
21Kappa V Archeological Site (12MO301)[24] Polk Township: peninsula on the southern shore of Lake Monroe, southeast of Bloomington
39°4′36″N 86°22′34″W / 39.07667°N 86.37611°W / 39.07667; -86.37611 (Kappa V Archeological Site (12MO301))
MonroeLate Archaic
22Lock No. 33 Lock Keeper's House, and Wabash and Erie Canal Lock No. 33[25] Deer Creek Township: along the Wabash and Erie Canal south of Bicycle Bridge Rd., southwest of Delphi
40°34′52″N 86°41′0″W / 40.58111°N 86.68333°W / 40.58111; -86.68333 (Lock No. 33 Lock Keeper's House, and Wabash and Erie Canal Lock No. 33)
CarrollHistoric: European
23Low Spur Archeological Site (12J87)[26] Jackson Township: southwestern quarter of the northwestern quarter of the southeastern quarter of the southeastern quarter of Section 23, Township 6 North, Range 6 East
38°56′33″N 85°49′10″W / 38.94250°N 85.81944°W / 38.94250; -85.81944 (Low Spur Archeological Site (12J87))
JacksonLate Archaic
24Mann site[27] Black Township: off Indian Mound Rd., southeast of Mount Vernon
37°54′44.5″N 87°50′20″W / 37.912361°N 87.83889°W / 37.912361; -87.83889 (Mann site)
PoseyMiddle Woodland: Hopewell
25MATERIAL SERVICE (shipwreck)[28] North Township: Lake Michigan, northeast of Calumet Harbor
41°44′33″N 87°30′23″W / 41.74250°N 87.50639°W / 41.74250; -87.50639 (MATERIAL SERVICE (shipwreck))
LakeHistoric: European
26Merom Site and Fort Azatlan[29] Gill Township and Merom: north of Merom
39°3′45″N 87°34′12″W / 39.06250°N 87.57000°W / 39.06250; -87.57000 (Merom Site and Fort Azatlan)
SullivanMississippian
27Mounds State Park[30] Anderson and Union Township: 3 miles east of Anderson on State Road 32
40°6′1″N 85°37′19″W / 40.10028°N 85.62194°W / 40.10028; -85.62194 (Mounds State Park)
MadisonMiddle Woodland
28Mount Vernon site[31] Black Township: atop a ridgeline about 100 metres (330 ft) south of County Road 850S, near the entrance to the Mount Vernon General Electric plant and southwest of Mount Vernon
37°54′48″N 87°56′24″W / 37.91333°N 87.94000°W / 37.91333; -87.94000 (Mount Vernon site)
PoseyMiddle Woodland: Hopewell
29Murphy archeological site[32] Point Township: northwestern side of Pitcher Lake, approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the mouth of the Wabash River and southwest of Mount Vernon
37°48′25″N 88°0′5″W / 37.80694°N 88.00139°W / 37.80694; -88.00139 (Murphy Archeological Site)
PoseyMississippian
30MUSKEGON Shipwreck Site[33] Michigan City: in Lake Michigan, 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of the Michigan City Lighthouse
41°42′48″N 86°56′6″W / 41.71333°N 86.93500°W / 41.71333; -86.93500 (MUSKEGON Shipwreck Site)
LaPorteHistoric: European
31Mussel Knoll Archeological Site (12GI11)[34] Wabash Township: along the Wabash River in the middle of Section 14 in far northeastern Wabash Township, west of Skelton
38°20′25″N 87°49′22″W / 38.34028°N 87.82278°W / 38.34028; -87.82278 (Mussel Knoll Archeological Site (12GI11))
GibsonLate Archaic
32New Castle Archaeological Site[35] Henry Township: grounds of the former New Castle State Hospital, southeast of the confluence of the Big and Little Blue Rivers, and northeast of New Castle
39°57′20″N 85°21′6″W / 39.95556°N 85.35167°W / 39.95556; -85.35167 (New Castle Archeological Site)
HenryMiddle Woodland: Hopewell
33Old Clarksville Site[36] Clarksville: off Harrison Ave. at the Ohio River
38°17′13″N 85°46′34″W / 38.28694°N 85.77611°W / 38.28694; -85.77611 (Old Clarksville Site)
ClarkHistoric: European
34Osborn site[37] Fairplay Township: southeastern quarter of the southwestern quarter of Section 28 Town 7 North Range 5 West, southwest of Bloomfield
39°0′36″N 86°58′19″W / 39.01000°N 86.97194°W / 39.01000; -86.97194 (Osborn Site)
GreeneLate Woodland: Allison-Lamotte
35Potts Creek Rockshelter Archeological Site (12CR110)[38] Union Township: southern side of State Road 62, 1.25 miles (2.01 km) east of St. Croix
38°13′42″N 86°33′45″W / 38.22833°N 86.56250°W / 38.22833; -86.56250 (Potts Creek Rockshelter Archeological Site (12CR110))
CrawfordMultiple: Paleo-Indian through Woodland
36Prairie Creek Site[39] Washington Township: southeastern bank of Prairie Creek, 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) below the western edge of the Thousand Acre Woods and north of Washington
38°43′4″N 87°9′55″W / 38.71778°N 87.16528°W / 38.71778; -87.16528 (Prairie Creek Site)
DaviessPaleo-Indian
37Pyramid Mound (12k14)[40] Vincennes: southern side of Wabash Avenue, southeast of central Vincennes
38°40′14″N 87°30′22″W / 38.67056°N 87.50611°W / 38.67056; -87.50611 (Pyramid Mound (12k14))
KnoxMississippian
38Chief Richardville House and Miami Treaty Grounds[41] Huntington and Huntington Township: 2 miles (3.2 km) west of downtown Huntington, southwest of the junction of U.S. Route 24 and State Roads 9/37
40°52′37″N 85°31′58″W / 40.87694°N 85.53278°W / 40.87694; -85.53278 (Chief Richardville House and Miami Treaty Grounds)
HuntingtonHistoric: Miami
39Chief Jean-Baptiste de Richardville House[42] Fort Wayne: 5705 Bluffton Rd.
41°1′53″N 85°9′52″W / 41.03139°N 85.16444°W / 41.03139; -85.16444 (Chief Jean-Baptiste de Richardville House)
AllenHistoric: Miami
40Rockhouse Cliffs Rockshelters (12PE98; 12PE100)[43] Union Township: about 50 feet (15 m) from the spring in Rockhouse Hollow, northwest of Derby
38°3′36″N 86°34′40″W / 38.06000°N 86.57778°W / 38.06000; -86.57778 (Rockhouse Cliffs Rock Shelters (12PE98; 12PE100))
PerryMultiple: Early Archaic through Mississippian
41Sand Hill Archaeological Site (12J62)[44] Jackson Township: southeastern quarter of the northwestern quarter of the southeastern quarter of the northwestern quarter of Section 36, Township 6 North, Range 6 East
38°55′13″N 85°48′32″W / 38.92028°N 85.80889°W / 38.92028; -85.80889 (Sand Hill Archeological Site 12J62)
JacksonMultiple: Early Archaic through Late Woodland
42Smith-Sutton Site[45] Utica Township: 2000 Utica-Sellersburg Rd., northeast of Jeffersonville
38°20′19″N 85°40′32″W / 38.33861°N 85.67556°W / 38.33861; -85.67556 (Smith-Sutton Site)
ClarkMississippian
43Samuel Starkweather's Lime Kiln and Quarry[22] Utica Township: Upper River Rd.
38°20′46″N 85°38′43″W / 38.34611°N 85.64528°W / 38.34611; -85.64528 (Starkweather's, Samuel, Lime Kiln and Quarry)
ClarkHistoric: European
44State Line Archeological District[46] Greendale: straddling the Ohio/Indiana border, 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the Ohio River
39°8′15″N 84°49′12″W / 39.13750°N 84.82000°W / 39.13750; -84.82000 (State Line Archeological District)
DearbornFort AncientExtends into Hamilton County, Ohio
45Strawtown Enclosure[47] White River Township: northern side of Strawtown Ave., west of Strawtown
40°7′35″N 85°57′6″W / 40.12639°N 85.95167°W / 40.12639; -85.95167 (Strawtown Enclosure)
HamiltonLate Woodland: Oliver
46Sunset Point[48] Deer Creek Township: confluence of Deer Creek and the Wabash River
40°34′19.6″N 86°41′18″W / 40.572111°N 86.68833°W / 40.572111; -86.68833 (Sunset Point)
CarrollHistoric: European
47Swan's Landing Archeological Site (12HR304)[49] Washington Township: mile 658 on the Ohio River, north of New Amsterdam at the end of Lickford Bridge Rd.
38°7′54.5″N 86°16′8″W / 38.131806°N 86.26889°W / 38.131806; -86.26889 (Swan's Landing Archeological Site (12HR304))
HarrisonEarly Archaic
48Taylor Ten[50] White River Township: floodplain on the eastern side of a bend of the White River, southwest of Strawtown
40°7′6″N 85°58′14″W / 40.11833°N 85.97056°W / 40.11833; -85.97056 (Taylor Ten)
HamiltonLate Woodland: Oliver
49Moses H. Tyler Company Lime Kiln and Quarry No. 1[22] Utica Township: Upper River Rd.
38°20′32″N 85°38′53″W / 38.34222°N 85.64806°W / 38.34222; -85.64806 (Tyler, Moses H., Company Lime Kiln and Quarry No. 1)
ClarkHistoric: European
50Weber Village Archaeological Site (12 Gi 13)[51] Montgomery Township: north central portion of Section 18, about 0.25 miles (0.40 km) west of Skelton
38°20′36″N 87°47′29″W / 38.34333°N 87.79139°W / 38.34333; -87.79139 (Weber Village Archaeological Site (12 Gi 13))
GibsonMiddle Woodland: Havana Hopewell
51Windsor Mound[52] Stoney Creek Township: 12102 W. Windsor Rd., south of Parker City
40°9′24″N 85°12′24″W / 40.15667°N 85.20667°W / 40.15667; -85.20667 (Windsor Mound)
RandolphMiddle Woodland
52Yankeetown archeological site[53] Anderson Township: along the Ohio River bank in Section 21 of Anderson Township, south of Yankeetown
37°54′1″N 87°18′22″W / 37.90028°N 87.30611°W / 37.90028; -87.30611 (Yankeetown Archeological Site)
WarrickMultiple: Late Woodland through Mississippian

Former listings

[3]Landmark nameImageLocationCountyCultureComments
1Axsom Branch Archeological Site (12BR12)[54]Washington Township: Lake Monroe shoreline, west of the Terrill Cemetery
39°3′22″N 86°20′24″W / 39.05611°N 86.34000°W / 39.05611; -86.34000 (Axsom Branch Archeological Site (12BR12))
BrownLate Archaic
2Refuge No. 7 Archeological Site (12BR11)[55]Washington Township: on the Lake Monroe shoreline, south of Deckard Ridge
39°3′44″N 86°21′56″W / 39.06222°N 86.36556°W / 39.06222; -86.36556 (Refuge No. 7 Archeological Site (12BR11))
BrownLate Archaic

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