United States

Spoonville site

Middle Woodland village and burial mounds, Michigan

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The Spoonville site, also designated 20OT1, is a historic archeological site, located on the banks of the Grand River in Crockery Township, Ottawa County, Michigan, United States. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
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John Spoon arrives

1856

First archaeological investigation

1857

Railroad station established

1871

Gunning excavation

1876

Rail line removed

1882

John Spoon death

1892

1962 excavations

1962

National Register listing

1973

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Burial and Funerary Structures

Burial Mounds
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Domestic and Habitation Structures

VillagesTowns
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Environmental and Natural Features

Artificial Mounds
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Country

United States

Coordinates

43.04° N, -86.08° E