You have to use your imagination a bit to see it now, but this area was home to a settlement of the Mississippian Culture from roughly 900-1450 AD. The most prominent remains are the two large earthen mounds that once dominated the landscape along the banks of the Harpeth River.

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Old Town is an archaeological site in Williamson County, Tennessee near Franklin. The site includes the remnants of a Native American village and a mound complex of the Mississippian culture and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as Old Town Archaeological Site

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You have to use your imagination a bit to see it now, but this area was the home a settlement of the Mississippian Culture from roughly 900-1450 AD. The most prominent remains are the two large earthen mounds that once dominated the landscape along the banks of the Harpeth River.

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Location: Williamson County, Tennessee, United States

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