Rockwell Mound has been listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
since 1987. The mound is located in Rockwell Park, on North Orange Street in the
Illinois River
The Illinois River ( mia, Inoka Siipiiwi) is a principal tributary of the Mississippi River and is approximately long. Located in the U.S. state of Illinois, it has a drainage basin of . The Illinois River begins at the confluence of the D ...
city of
Havana
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. in
Mason County.
Rockwell Mound is one of the site that the Register has denoted as being "address restricted" because of its special sensitivity.
[ Despite this designation by the Register the mound is operated as a park as of 2007.][Seven Decades of Archaeology]
Dickson Mounds Museum, Illinois State Museum, Retrieved January 26, 2007.
History
Rockwell Mound is one of the largest mounds ever built in the Illinois River
The Illinois River ( mia, Inoka Siipiiwi) is a principal tributary of the Mississippi River and is approximately long. Located in the U.S. state of Illinois, it has a drainage basin of . The Illinois River begins at the confluence of the D ...
basin. The earthen mound dates to around AD 200, covers almost , and is about tall. The park that is on the site today is about six miles (10 km) from another Mississippian site on the Register in Illinois, Dickson Mounds
Dickson Mounds is a Native American settlement site and burial mound complex near Lewistown, Illinois. It is located in Fulton County on a low bluff overlooking the Illinois River. It is a large burial complex containing at least two cemeteri ...
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Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
Havana Hopewell culture
Protected areas of Mason County, Illinois
National Register of Historic Places in Mason County, Illinois
Parks in Illinois
Mounds in Illinois