Dickson Mounds Museum - Lewiston, IL
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N 40° 21.030 W 090° 06.980
15T E 744902 N 4470652
The You Are Year designation is on a map on the sign just outside of the museum entrance.
Waymark Code: WMWR7J
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 10/05/2017
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Near Lewiston, by the walkway to the entrance to the Dickson Mounds Museum, is a sign for this museum that has a map of the ground and a marker to orient you.
The museum is located south of Lewiston, off Dickson Mounds Road and near the intersection with Route 9. From the road follow the access road to the parking lot.
The sign is a very blocky feature, with a rough cement finish. it has a large circular spider symbol on it. The map is on the upper right portion. The map shows the grounds and marks places by numbers. For each number, there is a short paragraph in a circular shape. The "You Are Here" text is above the map, impressed into the cement, and a circular shape to the right has "You are Here" and text. That text says:
"1
Dickson Mounds Museum
Dickson Mounds Museum is one of the few large on-site archaeological museums in North America. It houses exhibits about American Indian life in the central Illinois River Valley, laboratories, and modern storage facilities where artifacts excavated by archaeologists are studied and stored."
There is no cost to park here or attend the museum. The grounds are open during daylight hours.
Location Name: Dickson Mounds Museum
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Visit Instructions:
A photo of either you or your GPS at the site is welcomed but not required.