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Submitted by bat400 on Friday, 06 July 2007 Page Views: 3705

Pre-ColumbianSite Name: Cahokia - Mound 55 Alternative Name: Murdock Mound
Country: United States Region: Great Lakes Midwest Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: East Saint Louis, IL Nearest Village: Collinsville, IL
Latitude: 38.656250N Longitude: 90.059917W
Condition:

5	Perfect
4	Almost Perfect
3	Reasonable but with some damage
2	Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0	No data.
-1	Completely destroyed

4 Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

3 Access:

5	Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4	Short walk on a footpath
3	Requiring a bit more of a walk
2	A long walk
1	In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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4 Accuracy:

5	co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4	co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3	co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2	co-ordinates of the nearest village
1	co-ordinates of the nearest town
0	no data

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**Cahokia - Mound 55** submitted by bat400 : Cahokia - Mound 55. One of the smallest mounds at Cahokia that was shaped into a flat topped pyramid shape. Monk's Mound can be seen behind Mound 55. Photo by bat400, June 2007. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Platform Mound in St. Clair County, IL. An unusual small 2 tier platform mound close to the museum at Cahokia. This mound would have set at the south eastern corner of the great central plaza.

Although heavily excavated in the 1920's, the contour has been recreated according to earlier descriptions.
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Cahokia Mounds from Interstate Highway 55, Collinsville, IL

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160m SSE 158° Cahokia - Museum* Museum
270m NNE 24° Cahokia* Ancient Village or Settlement
340m SW 233° Cahokia - Mound 60* Artificial Mound
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473m N 4° Cahokia - Mound 36 Artificial Mound
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592m N 9° Cahokia - Stockade* Misc. Earthwork
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651m SSW 210° Cahokia - Mound 72* Artificial Mound
847m N 2° Cahokia - Mound 5.* Artificial Mound
869m WNW 298° Cahokia - Mound 42* Artificial Mound
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