Brown Site

Brown Site (20GR21)
Nearest city Alma, Michigan[1]
Coordinates 43°20′30″N 84°42′0″W / 43.34167°N 84.70000°W / 43.34167; -84.70000Coordinates: 43°20′30″N 84°42′0″W / 43.34167°N 84.70000°W / 43.34167; -84.70000
Area 0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
NRHP Reference # 85002411[2]
Added to NRHP September 19, 1985

The Brown Site, designated 20GR21, is an archaeological site located along the Pine River[3] near Tyler Road, south of Alma College.[4] It is situated on a sandy point near a small creek.[3] The site was discovered in 1976 as part of a survey of the Pine River watershed by researchers from Alma College, and excavations were conducted in 1977 and 1979.[3] It is the site of a late Woodland period village dating to about AD 1000,[3] covering 0.8 acres (0.32 ha).[2]

The Brown Site and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[2]

References

  1. ↑ The NRIS lists the site as "address restricted." However, references place the location along the Pine River near Tyler Road. Geo-coordinates are approximate.
  2. 1 2 3 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Scott G. Beld; J. Tracy Luke (March 1998), "Three Woodland Sites in the Pine River Drainage, Gratiot Co Michigan", Michigan Archaeologist, 44 (1)
  4. ↑ "Brown Site (20GR21)". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Retrieved December 17, 2013.

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