Butcherpen Mound

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Coordinates30°21′58.21″N 87°9′16.06″W / 30.3661694°N 87.1544611°W / 30.3661694; -87.1544611
Butcherpen Mound
8 SR 29
Butcherpen Mound is located in Florida
Butcherpen Mound
Location within Florida today
LocationGulf Breeze, Florida, Santa Rosa County, Florida,  USA
RegionSanta Rosa County, Florida
Coordinates30°21′58.21″N 87°9′16.06″W / 30.3661694°N 87.1544611°W / 30.3661694; -87.1544611
History
CulturesWeeden Island culture
Architecture
Architectural detailsNumber of temples:
Butcherpen Mound
MPSArcheological Properties of the Naval Live Oaks Reservation MPS
NRHP reference No.98001165
Added to NRHP28 September 1998[1]

The Butcherpen Mound (8SR29) is a prehistoric archaeological site associated with the Weeden Island culture,[2] located near Gulf Breeze, in the U.S. state of Florida. Carbon dating at the site has dated it to roughly 1005 CE.[3] On September 28, 1998, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[1]

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