Cayson Mound and Village Site
Shown within Florida | |
Location | Blountstown, Florida, Calhoun County, Florida, USA |
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Region | Calhoun County, Florida |
Coordinates | 30°25′51″N 85°01′34″W / 30.43083°N 85.02611°W |
History | |
Founded | 1200 CE |
Cultures | Fort Walton Culture, |
Architecture | |
Architectural styles | platform mound |
Architectural details | Number of temples: |
Cayson Mound and Village Site | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
NRHP reference No. | 76000587 |
Added to NRHP | 15 March 1976[1] |
The Cayson Mound and Village Site (8CA3) is a prehistoric archaeological site located near Blountstown, Florida. It is located three miles southeast of Blountstown, on the Apalachicola River. The site was occupied by peoples of the Fort Walton Culture (a regional variation of the Mississippian culture).[2] On March 15, 1976, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
See also[]
- Roods Landing Site
- Yon Mound and Village Site
- Leon-Jefferson culture
- List of Mississippian sites
References[]
- ^ "National Register Information System – Cayson Mound and Village Site (#76000587)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 9 July 2010.
- ^ Blitz, John H.; Lorenz, Karl G. (2006). The Chattahoochee Chiefdoms. University of Alabama Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8173-5277-6.
External links[]
- Calhoun County listings at National Register of Historic Places
- Archived Calhoun County listings from Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
Categories:
- Fort Walton culture
- Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida
- Geography of Calhoun County, Florida
- Mounds in Florida
- National Register of Historic Places in Calhoun County, Florida
- Florida Panhandle Registered Historic Place stubs