Mantle Rock Archeological District
Livingston County, US
The Mantle Rock Archeological District, near Smithland, Kentucky is a 215 acres (0.87 km2) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. The site is owned and protected by the Kentucky Nature Conservancy and is accessed by a gravel road off Kentucky Route 13
3, just west of the small community of Joy, Kentucky. It includes a natural sandstone arch, several springs, and woodland, in a valley in the watershed of McGilligan Creek. It also includes a part of the original Salem-Golconda Road. The site is associated with the Cherokee Trail of Tears. It includes a contributing site and a contributing structure.
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- Golconda Marina State Recreation Area monumenti · 5 km away
- Orr-Herl Mound and Village Site archeo · 13 km away