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Fox Farm site
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Nearest city Mays Lick
Area 40 acres (16 ha)
NRHP reference No. 83002822
Added to NRHP May 9, 1983

The Fox Farm site is a Middle Fort Ancient culture Manion Phase (1200 to 1400 CE) archaeological site located near Mays Lick in Mason County, Kentucky. The site consists of a large village complex on a ridge 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) south of the Licking River and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of the Ohio River. The site covers 10-16 hectares and has midden areas up to 80 centimetres (31 in) thick. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 9, 1983.

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