The Mount Elizabeth Archeological Site, also known as Racey's Tuckahoe, St. Joseph's Novitiate or the Mount Elizabeth Indian Mound is a prehistoric

midden A midden (also kitchen midden or shell heap) is an old dump for domestic waste which may consist of animal bone, human excrement, botanical material, mollusc shells, potsherds, lithics (especially debitage), and other artifacts and ecofact ...

and an

archaeological Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...

site in

Jensen Beach Jensen Beach is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Martin County, Florida, United States. The population was 12,652 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Port St. Lucie, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Histo ...

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. It is located in Martin County's

Indian RiverSide Park Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country * South Asi ...

, which includes the former

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(Jensen Beach Campus) east of Indian River Drive on the

Indian River Lagoon The Indian River Lagoon is a grouping of three lagoons: the Mosquito Lagoon, the Banana River, and the Indian River, on the Atlantic Coast of Florida; one of the most biodiverse estuaries in the Northern Hemisphere and is home to more than 4,300 ...

. On September 14, 2002, it was added to the

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National Register listing

* Mount Elizabeth Archeological Site * (added 2002 - Site - #02001011) * Also known as Races (Racey's) Tuckahoe; St. Joseph's Novitiate *1707 NE Indian River Dr., Jensen Beach * Historic Significance: Information Potential *Area of Significance: Prehistoric *Cultural Affiliation: Late Archaic, Orange III Period, East Okeechobee Cultural Area *Period of Significance: 2000-2499 BC, 1500-1999 BC, 1000-1499 BC, 500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1000-500 AD *Owner: Local Gov't *Historic Function: Domestic, Religion *Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure, Village Site *Current Function: Landscape *Current Sub-function: Park

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National Register of Historic Places

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National Register listing

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