Diamond Bluff Site-Mero Mound Group

Diamond Bluff Site-Mero Mound Group
Location in Wisconsin
Diamond Bluff Site-Mero Mound Group (the US)
Location Address restricted[1]
Nearest city Diamond Bluff, Wisconsin
Coordinates 44°38′N 92°36′W / 44.633°N 92.600°W / 44.633; -92.600Coordinates: 44°38′N 92°36′W / 44.633°N 92.600°W / 44.633; -92.600
NRHP reference # 75000075 and 92000590[2]
Added to NRHP August 01, 1975 (original)
June 04, 1992 (increase)

Diamond Bluff Site or Mero Mound Group is an archeological site near Diamond Bluff, Wisconsin, in Pierce County, Wisconsin. It consists of at least two village sites surrounded by hundreds of mounds, including three effigy mounds. All were constructed from around 1000 AD to 1300 AD.[3] It is also known as 47-Pi-2. As Mero Archeological District, its boundaries were increased in 1992.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of this resource. In some cases, this is to protect archeological sites from vandalism, while in other cases it is restricted at the request of the owner. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin (29), National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997.
  2. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. ↑ "The Mero (Diamond Bluff) Site". From Site to Story. The Institute for Minnesota Archaeology. Retrieved 2011-12-29.

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