SunWatch Indian Village, Dayton

Name: SunWatch Indian Village
Address: 2301 W River Rd, Dayton, 45417-6815, United States
Telephone: +1 937-268-8199

#14 among attractions in Dayton

Museum, Historical place, Native American architecture

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SunWatch Indian Village / Archaeological Park, previously known as the Incinerator Site, and designated by the Smithsonian trinomial 33-MY-57, is a reconstructed Fort Ancient Native American village next to the Great Miami River on West River Road in Dayton, Ohio. The dwellings and site plan of the 3-acre site are based on lengthy archeological excavations sponsored by the Dayton Society of Natural History, which owns and operates the site as an open-air museum. Because of its archaeological value, the site was listed in 1974 on the National Register of Historic Places. Since that time, as the many years of archaeological research at the site have led to important findings about the Fort Ancient culture, SunWatch Indian Village was designated in 1990 as a National Historic Landmark. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 39°42'58"N, 84°13'56"W

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2301 W River RdStoney RidgeDayton 45417-6815 United States

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+1 937-268-8199

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