Fish Farm Mounds State Preserve
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History
This prehistoric cemetery was acquired by the state in 1935 as a donation from the Fish family. It became an archaeological state preserve in 1968. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
It is located in the Driftless Area of Iowa, a region which escaped being glaciated during the last ice age, near the mouth of the Upper Iowa River.
See also
- List of Registered Historic Places in Iowa
- Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
- Iowa archaeology
References
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- Mounds in Iowa
- Native American history of Iowa
- Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
- Iowa state preserves
- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
- Protected areas established in 1935
- Protected areas of Allamakee County, Iowa
- Driftless Area
- National Register of Historic Places in Allamakee County, Iowa