Named a World Heritage Site in 1982, this U.S. National Historical Landmark reached its peak around the year 1000, at which time it contained as many as 20,000 residents.
Named a World Heritage Site in 1982, this U.S. National Historical Landmark reached its peak around the year 1000, at which time it contained as many as 20,000 residents. Recognizable features of this Mississippian culture remnant include several raised earthen piles, some of which were burial sites while others like Monk's Mound served ritualistic purposes. Situated near present-day East St. Louis, for 10 points, name this ruin of the largest Native American settlement in the United States, located near a fort famously captured by George Rogers Clark.
Named a World Heritage Site in 1982, this U.S. National Historical Landmark reached its peak around the year 1000, at which time it contained as many as 20,000 residents.
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