The first three weeks will be spent in Arrow Rock, MO exploring it's industrial and African-American heritage. Transportation and lodging will be provided in Arrow Rock, but will not be provided at Cahokia Mounds.
Food is the responsibility of each student.
Scholarships may also be available to help supplement travel and food costs. Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site is the largest prehistoric Native American city north of Mexico. At its peak between A. D. 1050 and 1150, Cahokia had over 10,000 inhabitants and covered over six square miles. Only 68 of the original mounds are still standing. The largest of these is Monks Mound, the chief's residence, covering over 14 acres, standing over 100 feet high, and constituting over 22 million cubic feet of earth.