Grand Village of the Natchez Indians
United States historic place in Natchez, Mississippi. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Grand Village of the Natchez, also known as the Fatherland Site, is a 128.1-acre (0.518 km2) site encompassing a prehistoric indigenous village and earthwork mounds in present-day south Natchez, Mississippi. The village complex was constructed starting about 1200 CE by members of the prehistoric Plaquemine culture. They built the three platform mounds in stages. Another phase of significant construction work by these prehistoric people has been dated to the mid-15th century. It was named for the historic Natchez people, who used the site in the 17th and 18th centuries.
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The record
| Property type | Site |
| Address | 3 mi. SE of Natchez, Natchez vicinity, MS |
| County | Adams County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Reference number | 66000408 |
| Type of place | archaeological site |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, Mississippi Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 3 structures, 1 sites |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 3 mi. SE of Natchez, Natchez, MS |
| Coordinates | 31.52503, -91.38080 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Natchez National Historical Park · 2 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Clear Springs Recreation Area (Ms) 24 mi |
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000408. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.