Beasley Mounds Site

Beasley Mounds Site
(40 SM 43)
Beasley Mounds Site is located in Tennessee
Beasley Mounds Site
Location within Tennessee today
LocationDixon Springs, TennesseeSmith County, Tennessee USA
RegionSmith County, Tennessee
Coordinates36°20′32.86″N 86°4′31.26″W / 36.3424611°N 86.0753500°W / 36.3424611; -86.0753500
History
CulturesMississippian culture
Site notes
Architecture
Architectural stylesPlatform 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.