There is a new interpretive display on the edge of Correctionville, Iowa, in Woodbury County, concerning an archeologically rich discovery in the Little Sioux River Valley, as U.S. Highway 20 was widened through town. about a dozen years ago.
An environmental study connected to the highway work found a host of items made or used by indigenous people, who communed with the rich land with lots of wildlife about 300 A.D.
In the last several years, many people and groups have combined to create a roadside archaeological interpretive display at the bottom of the valley, on the south side of Highway 20.
This weekend on May 9, a public event will be held for people to unveil the displays.
Two people associated with that project, Correctionville longtime resident Kate Koskovich and Mark Anderson, an official with the Sanford Museum and Planetarium in Cherokee, Iowa, discuss the work and their pride in the final project.
Native American historians and state archeologists worked extensively on the project, after geoglyphs and other items dating to about 300 A.D. were found.
Evidence of houses, hearths, fire pits and meals dating to about 650 A.D. were also found.
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What's The Frequency, Episode 103.
