Elizabethtown is the county seat for Hardin County
State Park Place is in Hardin County
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Imagine this peaceful site abuzz with
activity! It took about 40 men to keep the
furnace "in blast” and many more to
support the workers and their families,
creating the furnace community.
At the Break of Day
The village . . . — — Map (db m161401) HM
Excavations on top revealed that a
large building, 104'x 48', once stood
on the back end of Monks Mound.
Large pits in the center held posts
supporting the roof, which could
have been 40' tall. A fenced
courtyard surrounded the building
and a . . . — — Map (db m161393) HM
Excavations here revealed that this
ramp had been enlarged several
times after AD 1150.
On the surfaces of the older ramps, impressions in the soil indicated where log steps were held in place with wooden pegs. A fence and . . . — — Map (db m161391) HM
Excavations on the southwest corner found that several large ceremonial buildings had burned around AD 1150. Next, a small mound and a new building on top were erected above this and rebuilt
eight times over the next 100 years. . . . — — Map (db m161392) HM
This path closely follows the route of the Stockade wall around central Cahokia. It was built four times; a new wall replaced an older decaying one. The Stockade's primary purpose was defense, indicated by the regularly
spaced bastions. . . . — — Map (db m161390) HM
Narrow test trenches were dug into the south and east sides of Mound 50 that showed this was a low, dome-shaped mound built in at least two stages and probably dates to the 1200s. Several large pits were dug into it and at least two large posts . . . — — Map (db m161396) HM
Mound 51, or Persimmon Mound, was an oval platform mound. It has been reconstructed since the original mound was sold for fill by a former owner. Excavations done when the mound was being leveled identified a couple building stages, some hearths and . . . — — Map (db m161395) HM
