Prairie in Progress

Prairie in Progress is a garden in St. Clair, Illinois. Access is restricted and requires permission. Prairie in Progress is situated nearby to the museum Cahokia Mounds Interpretive Center, as well as near the archaeological site Murdock Mound.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Monks Mound and Mound 72.

Monks Mound

Archaeological site

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Monks Mound is the largest Pre-Columbian earthwork in the Americas and the largest pyramid north of Mesoamerica. The beginning of its construction dates from 900 to 955 CE. Monks Mound is situated 2,200 feet northwest of Prairie in Progress.

Mound 72

Archaeological site

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Mound 72 is a small ridgetop mound located roughly 850 meters to the south of Monks Mound at Cahokia Mounds near Collinsville, Illinois. Early in the site's history, the location began as a circle of 48 large wooden posts known as a "woodhenge". Mound 72 is situated 2,000 feet southwest of Prairie in Progress.

Mound 34

Archaeological site

Mound 34 is a small platform mound located roughly 400 metres to the east of Monks Mound at Cahokia Mounds near Collinsville, Illinois. Excavations near Mound 34 from 2002 to 2010 revealed the remains of a copper workshop, although the one of a kind discovery had been found in the late 1950s by archaeologist Gregory Perino, but lost for 60 years. Mound 34 is situated 2,200 feet north of Prairie in Progress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include State Park Place and Fairmont City.