Washington State Park Petroglyph Archeological Site - DeSoto, Missouri - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

This area of petroglyphs or stone carving has more than 350 different carvings in the the exposed dolomite outcropping. The carvings include thunderbirds, arrows, footprints, turkey tracks, human figures, and various geometric shapes and patterns. The carvings date from around 1000 A.D. and are from a group of native Americans called Mississippians which includes the group which constructed the Cahokia Mounds in Illinois. The park has the largest group of petroglyphs yet discovered in Missouri. Because of the number and exceptional quality of the carvings, these sites were placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Street address: Washington State Park De Soto, Missouri County / Borough / Parish: Washington Year listed: 1970 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Information Potential - Art, Prehistoric Periods of significance: 1499-1000 AD Historic function: Recreation And Culture - Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art) Current function: Landscape - Park 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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