Modoc Rock Shelter | |
 Part of the site | |
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| Location | Randolph County, Illinois, USA |
|---|---|
| Nearest city | Modoc, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38°03′46″N 90°03′49″W / 38.06278°N 90.06361°W |
| Architect | Natural Feature |
| Architectural style | Prehistoric Erosion |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000328 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[1] |
| Designated NHL | January 20, 1961[2] |
The Modoc Rock Shelter is a rock shelter or overhang located beneath the sandstone bluffs that form the eastern border of the Mississippi River floodplain at which Native American peoples lived for thousands of years. This site is significant for its archaeological evidence of thousands of years of human habitation during the Archaic period in the Eastern United States. It is located on the northeastern side of County Road 7 (Bluff Road) southeast of Prairie du Rocher in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961.[2]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "Modoc Rock Shelter". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on January 3, 2008. Retrieved October 3, 2007.