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Marshall County · Prehistoric · 1200 – 1300

Jonathan Creek Mississippian center

On the west bank of the Tennessee River in Marshall County (site 15Ml4), Jonathan Creek was a fortified Mississippian town occupied roughly A.D. 1200–1300.

CCC crews working with the University of Kentucky excavated in 1940–42 before Kentucky Lake rose, recording platform and burial mounds, a plaza, multiple stockade lines with bastions, and remnants of some 70–89 houses in both single-post and wall-trench styles—evidence of a community built for defense and ritual.

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Snowden, Shannon. "Jonathan Creek Mississippian center." Kentucky History Drive. Published September 12, 2026. Last revised September 12, 2026. https://kyhistorydrive.com/stories/jonathan-creek-mississippian-center/.

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Snowden, Shannon. "Jonathan Creek Mississippian center." Kentucky History Drive, published 12 Sept. 2026, last revised 12 Sept. 2026, https://kyhistorydrive.com/stories/jonathan-creek-mississippian-center/.

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