Davis, George C., Site - Alto, TX
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N 31° 35.796 W 095° 08.961
15R E 296076 N 3497727
The excavation site is now part of the Caddo Mounds State Historic Site. It is located along SH 21 west of Alto.
Waymark Code: WM124NR
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/26/2020
Views: 3
Living New Deal"For two years, the Works Progress Administration (WPA), under the leadership of University of Texas at Austin archaeologists, excavated an area known as the George C. Davis Site (41CE19). The site yielded artifacts from the Caddoan Mississippian culture that existed there from 800 A.D. to 1300 A.D. The archaeologists also found artifacts from the Spanish colonial era in Texas (1690-1821 A.D.) as the site was along the El Camino Real de los Tejas. The artifacts are held by the Texas Archaeological Research Laboratory at The University of Texas at Austin. The official WPA project number was 65-1-66-2594."
Street address:
1649 State Hwy. 21 West
Alto, TX USA
75925
County / Borough / Parish: Cherokee County
Year listed: 1970
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Information Potential, Event
Periods of significance: 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Historic function: Domestic,Funerary
Current function: Education/Entertainment
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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