Spikebuck Town Mound and Village Site

Spikebuck Town Mound and Village Site
Location Hayesville, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°02′46″N 83°48′32″W / 35.046111°N 83.808889°W / 35.046111; -83.808889Coordinates: 35°02′46″N 83°48′32″W / 35.046111°N 83.808889°W / 35.046111; -83.808889
Area 145 acres (59 ha)
NRHP Reference # 82003443[1]
Added to NRHP August 17, 1982

The Spikebuck Town Mound and Village Site is a prehistoric and historic archaeological site in Hayesville, North Carolina. The site encompasses the Cherokee village of Quanassee, which was documented during the early Colonial period, and where a trading post was later established. A major feature of the village was the Spikebuck Mound, which is located behind the Veterans Recreational Park off Anderson Street near downtown Hayesville.[2]

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Spikebuck Mound". Clay County Communities Revitalization Association. Retrieved 2014-04-15.


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