Kolomoki Mounds
Archaeological site in Georgia, US in Blakely, Georgia. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Kolomoki Mounds is one of the largest and earliest Woodland period earthwork mound complexes in the Southeastern United States and is the largest in Georgia. Constructed from 350 to 600 CE, the mound complex is located in southwest Georgia, in present-day Early County near the Chattahoochee River.
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The record
| Property type | Site |
| Address | 8 mi. N of Blakely on U.S. 27, Kolomoki Mounds State Park, Blakely vicinity, GA |
| County | Early County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Reference number | 66000280 |
| Type of place | archaeological site, Georgia state park |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 7 structures, 1 sites |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 8 mi. N of Blakely on U.S. 27, Kolomoki Mounds State Park, Blakely, GA |
| Website | gastateparks.org/KolomokiMounds ↗ |
| Coordinates | 31.46750, -84.93038 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Jimmy Carter National Historical Park · 50 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Hardridge Creek 16 mi · Cotton Hill 16 mi · White Oak (Creek) Campground 25 mi |
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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 66000280. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.