{"nrhp_refnum":"74000669","name":"Fort Gaines Cemetery Site","other_names":[],"category":"site","location":{"address":"S of SR 37, W of Chattahoochee River","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fort Gaines","county":"Clay County","state":"GA","lat":31.602242502000024,"lon":-85.05223721299996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-12-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Prehistoric","Historic - Non-Aboriginal"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small circular earthen mound with a gazebo on top, located within the newer city cemetery (New Park Cemetery) in Fort Gaines, Clay County, Georgia, on a high bluff above the Chattahoochee River. It is city-owned and dates to the pre-Columbian period.","why_significant":"The mound has never been excavated, so little is known about it, but the nomination argues it could add to the cultural history of the lower Chattahoochee River area and possibly a broader region. Nearby testing of a Civil War gun emplacement turned up early Mississippian pottery, suggesting a prehistoric village once existed around the mound. The mound is the isolated remnant of that area.","narrative":"A low earthen mound sits inside the newer city cemetery at Fort Gaines, Clay County, Georgia, on a high bluff overlooking the Chattahoochee River. It is circular, about four feet high and 40 feet across, and is topped by a gazebo and surrounded by graves. Shells and stone chips have been found nearby. The mound has never been excavated, so its purpose is unknown, and its rounded shape may partly reflect erosion or cultivation. Testing at a Confederate gun emplacement on a hill about 150 yards north produced early Mississippian pottery of a type found from Moundville, Alabama, to Fort Walton, Florida. That find suggests a prehistoric village once lay around the mound, though development has apparently disturbed or destroyed it, leaving the mound as an isolated remnant. Portions of five sites of similar age lie just over a mile north, and comparable sites farther north are now flooded. The property was listed because it may add to knowledge of the lower Chattahoochee River area.","period_of_significance":"Pre-Columbian","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as a cemetery; the mound is described as relatively undisturbed, with a gazebo on top and graves around it. Surrounding development has apparently disturbed or destroyed the village area.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:41.093591-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/74000669.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93207528","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Gaines_Cemetery_Site","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38251681"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/clay-county/fort-gaines-cemetery-site-74000669/"}