- Mount Elizabeth Archeological Site
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Mount Elizabeth Archeological SiteFront view of Tuckahoe atop Mount Elizabeth
Location: 1921 N.E. Indian River Drive, Jensen Beach, Florida Coordinates: 27°13′41″N 80°12′59″W / 27.22806°N 80.21639°WCoordinates: 27°13′41″N 80°12′59″W / 27.22806°N 80.21639°W Area: 39? acres Built: unknown Governing body: Martin County, Florida NRHP Reference#: 020001011 [1] Added to NRHP: September 14, 2002 The Mount Elizabeth Archeological Site', also known as Racey's Tuckahoe, St. Joseph's Novitiate or the Mount Elizabeth Indian Mound is a prehistoric midden and an archaeological site in Jensen Beach, Florida. It is located in Martin County's Indian RiverSide Park, which includes the former Florida Institute of Technology (Jensen Beach Campus) east of Indian River Drive on the Indian River Lagoon. On September 14, 2002, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
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National Register listing
- Mount Elizabeth Archeological Site
- (added 2002 - Site - #02001011)
- Also known as Races (Racey's) Tuckahoe; St. Joseph's Novitiate
- 1707 NE Indian River Dr., Jensen Beach
- Historic Significance: Information Potential
- Area of Significance: Prehistoric
- Cultural Affiliation: Late Archaic, Orange III Period, East Okeechobee Cultural Area
- Period of Significance: 2000-2499 BC, 1500-1999 BC, 1000-1499 BC, 500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1000-500 AD
- Owner: Local Gov't
- Historic Function: Domestic, Religion
- Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure, Village Site
- Current Function: Landscape
- Current Sub-function: Park
See also
- Florida Institute of Technology (Jensen Beach Campus)
- Tuckahoe (Florida)
- Saint Joseph College of Florida
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Florida
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
External links
- Martin County listings at National Register of Historic Places
- Southeast Florida Archaeological Society calendar
Categories:- Mounds in the United States
- Native American history of Florida
- Archaeological sites in Florida
- National Register of Historic Places in Martin County, Florida
- Geography of Martin County, Florida
- Jensen Beach, Florida
- Florida Registered Historic Places building and structure stubs
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