Gay Archeological Site

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Gay Archeological Site
Nearest city Osage City, Missouri
Area32 acres (13 ha)
NRHP reference No. 71000466 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 25, 1971

Gay Archeological Site is a historic archaeological site located at Osage City, Cole County, Missouri. The Gay Archaeological Site contains examples of Late Woodland period mound and fortification groupings. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. State Historic Preservation Office (n.d.). "Preservation Horizons: 2011-2017: Missouri's Comprehensive Statewide Historic Preservation Plan" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved November 1, 2016.]