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{{Other uses|Mount Elizabeth (disambiguation){{!}}Mount Elizabeth}}
{{NRIS-only|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox NRHP
| name        = Mount Elizabeth Archeological Site
| nrhp_type   =
| image       = Leach Mansion frtview.jpg
| caption     = Front view of Tuckahoe atop Mount Elizabeth
| location    = 1921 N.E. Indian River Drive, [[Jensen Beach, Florida|Jensen Beach]], [[Florida]]
| coordinates = {{coord|27|13|41|N|80|12|59|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin    = Florida#USA
| area        = 39? acres
| built       = unknown
| added       = September 14, 2002
| mpsub       =
| refnum      = 02001011 <ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2007a}}</ref>
}}

The '''Mount Elizabeth Archeological Site''', also known as '''Racey's Tuckahoe''',  '''St. Joseph's Novitiate''' or the '''Mount Elizabeth Indian Mound''' is a prehistoric [[midden]] and an [[archaeology|archaeological]] site in [[Jensen Beach, Florida|Jensen Beach]], [[Florida]]. It is located in Martin County's [[Indian RiverSide Park]], which includes the former [[Florida Institute of Technology]] (Jensen Beach Campus) east of Indian River Drive on the [[Indian River (Florida)|Indian River Lagoon]].  On September 14, 2002, it was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]].

==National Register listing==
* Mount Elizabeth Archeological Site
* (added 2002 - Site - #02001011)
* Also known as Races (Racey's) Tuckahoe; St. Joseph's Novitiate
*1707 NE Indian River Dr., Jensen Beach
* Historic Significance:  Information Potential
*Area of Significance:  Prehistoric
*Cultural Affiliation:  Late Archaic, Orange III Period, East Okeechobee Cultural Area
*Period of Significance:  2000-2499 BC, 1500-1999 BC, 1000-1499 BC, 500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1000-500 AD
*Owner:  Local Gov't
*Historic Function:  Domestic, Religion
*Historic Sub-function:  Religious Structure, Village Site
*Current Function:  Landscape
*Current Sub-function:  Park

==See also==
* [[Tuckahoe (Florida)]]
* [[Saint Joseph College of Florida]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Florida]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/FL/Martin/state.html Martin County listings] at [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com National Register of Historic Places]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061206140208/http://sefas.org/gpage.html Southeast Florida Archaeological Society calendar]

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[[Category:Mounds in Florida]]
[[Category:Native American history of Florida]]
[[Category:Archaeological sites in Florida]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Martin County, Florida]]
[[Category:Geography of Martin County, Florida]]
[[Category:Jensen Beach, Florida]]
[[Category:Shell middens in Florida]]


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