Location | Dixon Springs, Tennessee, Smith County, Tennessee, USA |
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Region | Smith County, Tennessee |
Coordinates | 36°20′32.86″N 86°4′31.26″W / 36.3424611°N 86.0753500°W |
History | |
Cultures | Mississippian culture |
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Architecture | |
Architectural styles | Platform mounds, palisade |
Responsible body: private |
The Beasley Mounds Site (40SM43) (also known as the Dixon Springs Mound Site) is a Mississippian culture archaeological site located at the confluence of Dixon Creek and the Cumberland River near the unincorporated community of Dixon Springs in Smith County, Tennessee. The site was first excavated by amateur archaeologists in the 1890s. More examples of Mississippian stone statuary have been found at the site than any other in the Middle Tennessee area. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.