The Liddell Archeological Site is a prehistoric
Native American site in
Wilcox County,
Alabama
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The site covers and shows evidence of human occupation from 9000 BC to 1800 AD. It is best known for its
Mississippian artifacts, primarily from the Burial Urn Culture period. The site was first documented in the 1960s, when the
constructed
Millers Ferry Lock and Dam
Millers Ferry Lock and Dam is a lock and hydroelectric dam on the Alabama River, near the community of Millers Ferry, Alabama. It was built by and continues to be operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Construction of the comple ...
on the
Alabama River, creating the
William "Bill" Dannelly Reservoir
The William "Bill" Dannelly Reservoir is a reservoir created by Millers Ferry Lock and Dam on the Alabama River in Dallas County and Wilcox County in Alabama. It covers and has approximately of shoreline. It was named for William "Bill" Danne ...
. The Liddell, Stroud, and Hall families donated the site to
Auburn University after its discovery.
It was added to 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 ...
on November 17, 1978.
References
Auburn University
South Appalachian Mississippian culture
Archaeological sites in Alabama
Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama
National Register of Historic Places in Wilcox County, Alabama
Native American history of Alabama
Former populated places in Alabama
Geography of Wilcox County, Alabama
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