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Kuhn Station Site
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Part of the property
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Location Madison County, Illinois, USA
Nearest city Edwardsville, Illinois
NRHP reference No. 80001393
Added to NRHP November 25, 1980

The Kuhn Station Site is the site of an archaeological dig on Silver Creek, near Edwardsville, Illinois. The site is roughly .3 hectares in area, and was home to a small village. The site is believed to be from the Mississippian period, but archaeologists also found artifacts dating from the Moorehead/Sand Prairie period, such as ceramics. As well, the village had an earthen embankment surrounding its perimeter, and a low platform mound.

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