Address Restricted, Fort Benning, Alabama. County/parish: Russell.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 19, 1996. NRIS 95000453.
2 contributing sites.Also known as:
Yuchi Town Site, or Yuchi Town, is a late prehistoric and historic era archaeological site showing occupation of both the Apalachicola and of Yuchi tribes. The site is located in a remote area of Fort Moore (formerly Fort Benning), Russell County, Alabama. The Yuchi Town Site is an example of historic Native American cultures adopting various strategies to maintain their cultural integrity in the face of European colonization and the expansion of the United States. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1996.
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