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Date UncertainSite Name: Moundbuilder's Fort Alternative Name: Charlestown Fort, Rose Island Hillfort, Devil's BackboneCountry: United States Region: Great Lakes Midwest Type: Not Known (by us)
Nearest Town: Charlestown, Indiana
Latitude: 38.431000N Longitude: 85.616W
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 |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
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 |
0 | No data. |
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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Natural Structure with possible constructions in Clark County, Indiana.
A natural limestone ridge at the bluff's top was well known to early European settlers and local historic Indians. Early surveyors felt that some of the constructions were man-made defensive structures and Mississippian era stone box burials have been found in the area, but the site does not appear to be recognized as a hillfort of the types seen farther east in Ohio.
The Ohio lies on the south side and Fourteen Mile Creek on the north and west side, leaving a narrow connection to land.
This was one of the ancient sites reputed to have been examined by William Clark immediately prior to his great western expedition with Meriwether Lewis. Now the site is part of the Charlestown State Park and the only access is either hiking from a new bridge across Fourteen Mile Creek from the rest of the park property, or a hike up from boat landing on the Ohio River.
Sources include:
"Archaeological Investigations at the Prather Site, Clark County, Indiana: The 2003 Baseline Archaeological Survey," Munson and McCullough, 2004.
History of the Ohio falls cities and their counties : with illustrations and bibliographical sketches, Williams, L.A., & Co., Cleveland, 1882.
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