Orendorf Site
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Orendorf Site | |
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| Location | Fulton County, Illinois |
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| Nearest city | Canton |
| Coordinates | 40°29′15″N 89°57′6″W / 40.48750°N 89.95167°W |
| Area | 40 acres (16 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000484[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 13, 1977 |
The Orendorf Site is a prehistoric archaeological site located near the city of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois. The site includes four distinct areas of Middle Mississippian settlement; the settlement area was one of seven major sites in the Spoon River tradition. The four settlement sites within the larger site came as the result of a single village relocating multiple times; this movement became useful to archaeologists, as artifacts from different periods are spread out rather than mixed together at a single site. The settlement functioned as a regional center within the Spoon River culture, making it a hub in its hierarchal political organization and part of many important trade routes. Trade and migration linked the settlement to the large Mississippian city of Cahokia; while the settlement's culture had much in common with Cahokian culture, it was also a distinct regional culture in its own right.[2]
The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 13, 1977.[1] It is one of four sites on the Register in Canton, along with the Ulysses G. Orendorff House, the Parlin Library and the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Station.
