The Hovey Lake Archaeological District is a historic district composed of multiple

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s in the extreme southwestern corner of the

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. In late 1985, an area of archaeological sites near Hovey Lake was designated a historic district and listed on the

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because of its archaeological importance. It is one of many substantial archaeological locations in Point Township: a very cursory survey of the county in the 1940s found fifteen different villages in the township, most of them within of one or both rivers.Adams, William R. ''Archaeological Notes on Posey County Indiana''. Indianapolis:

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, 1949, 19. Today, it is one of three National Register-listed archaeological locations in Point Township, along with the

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and the Murphy Site; as well, the township includes the Hovey Lake-Klein and Welborn Village sites, which were deemed eligible for the National Register but were not added purely because of objections by property owners.

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