Tennessee has many historic sites related to Native history - museum exhibits, parks featuring remnants of ancient town sites, places where significant events took place, historic hiking and driving trails, and more.
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The East Nashville Mounds site is located on the east bank of the Cumberland River in Nashville, Tennessee. It was a Native town built during the Mississippian culture period and occupied mainly between the years 1250 to 1450. It included at least 4 earthen mounds surrounded by a large stone box cemetery area.
