Hester Site

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Hester Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Nearest city	Amory, Mississippi
NRHP Reference #	75001051
Added to NRHP	June 5, 1975^[1]
Designated NHL	January 3, 2001^[2]

Hester Site, with two components known as Hester-Standifer Creek Site (22 MO 569) and Beachum-Harrison Site (22 MO 1011), is an archaeological site in Monroe County, Mississippi. It is a multicomponent site whose major occupation took place during the Archaic period with artifacts dating from 9000-8000 BCE, and other occupations during the Woodland and Mississippian periods.^[3]

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2001.^[2]^[4]

References

↑ Staff (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 "Hester Site". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-10-21.
↑ "National Historic Landmark Nomination : Hester Site" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-10-31.
↑ Mark R. Barnes (December 8, 1999). "National Historic Landmark Nomination: Hester Site" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying photos, from 1974 and undated. PDF (639 KB)

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