page_title: Fort Flatmouth Mounds
hierarchical_section_title: Fort Flatmouth Mounds
caption_attribution_description: English: Survey map of the Fort Flatmouth Mounds, Crow Wing County, Minnesota, USA. Hand-drawn by Jacob V. Brower and published in 1897. This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 73000975
context_page_description: The Fort Flatmouth Mounds form a prehistoric Native American archaeological site in Mission Township, Minnesota, United States. It consists of nine mounds grouped in a rough ellipse and a few additional mounds in close proximity. Early Euro-American settlers assumed the enclosure was built as a fort, hence the name, but it was more likely religious in nature. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 for having state-level significance in the theme of archaeology. It was nominated for its information potential as a unique site in a region whose numerous mound and village sites indicate a long span of indigenous occupation.
context_section_description: The Fort Flatmouth Mounds form a prehistoric Native American archaeological site in Mission Township, Minnesota, United States.  It consists of nine mounds grouped in a rough ellipse and a few additional mounds in close proximity.  Early Euro-American settlers assumed the enclosure was built as a fort, hence the name, but it was more likely religious in nature.  The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 for having state-level significance in the theme of archaeology.  It was nominated for its information potential as a unique site in a region whose numerous mound and village sites indicate a long span of indigenous occupation.
caption: 1897 survey map of the Fort Flatmouth Mounds
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