Brown Site

Brown Site (20GR21)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Alma, Michigan [1]
Coordinates	43°20′30″N84°42′0″W / 43.34167°N 84.70000°W / 43.34167; -84.70000
Area	0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
NRHP reference No.	85002411 [2]
Added to NRHP	September 19, 1985

The Brown Site, designated 20GR21, is an archaeological site located along the Pine River ^[3] near Tyler Road, south of Alma College. ^[4] It is situated on a sandy point near a small creek. ^[3] The site was discovered in 1976 as part of a survey of the Pine River watershed by researchers from Alma College, and excavations were conducted in 1977 and 1979. ^[3] It is the site of a late Woodland period village dating to about AD 1000, ^[3] covering 0.8 acres (0.32 ha). ^[2]

The Brown Site and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. ^[2]

References

1. The NRIS lists the site as "address restricted." However, references place the location along the Pine River near Tyler Road. Geo-coordinates are approximate.
2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
3. Scott G. Beld; J. Tracy Luke (March 1998), "Three Woodland Sites in the Pine River Drainage, Gratiot Co Michigan", Michigan Archaeologist, 44 (1)
4. "Brown Site (20GR21)". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2013.

Further reading

• Scott G. Beld, J . Tracy Luke (ed.), "The Brown Site (20-GR-21), Gratiot County, Michigan", Radiocarbon Dating in Gratiot County - S84-194, Alma College: 204–229