List of Native American archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
This is a list of Native American archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania.
Historic sites in the United States qualify to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places by passing one or more of four different criteria; Criterion D permits the inclusion of proven and potential archaeological sites.[1] Approximately one hundred different sites in Pennsylvania are listed under this criterion, including both Native American and European sites.[2] This list includes all properties in Pennsylvania that qualify under Criterion D due to the presence of Native American artifacts.
Sites
[3] | Landmark name | Image | Location | County | Culture | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Archeological Site 36 LY 37[4] | Loyalsock Township: coextensive with Canfield Island 41°14′32″N 76°57′11″W / 41.24222°N 76.95306°W / 41.24222; -76.95306 (Archeological Site 36 LY 37) |
Lycoming | Multiple: Late Archaic through Susquehannock | ||
2 | Big and Little Indian Rock Petroglyphs[5] | Conestoga Township: in the Susquehanna River, south of Safe Harbor 39°55′15″N 76°23′5″W / 39.92083°N 76.38472°W / 39.92083; -76.38472 (Big and Little Indian Rock Petroglyphs) |
Lancaster | Unknown | ||
3 | Book site (36 Jul)[6] | Beale Township: off Legislative Route 3019 40°28′44.5″N 77°30′2.4″W / 40.479028°N 77.500667°W / 40.479028; -77.500667 (Book site (36 Jul)) |
Juniata | Clemson Island | ||
4 | Calver Island[7] | Swatara Township: in the Susquehanna River, southeast of Harrisburg 40°12′20″N 76°48′24″W / 40.20556°N 76.80667°W / 40.20556; -76.80667 (Calver Island) |
Dauphin | Multiple: Late Archaic through Early Woodland | ||
5 | Carbaugh Run Rhyolite Quarry Site (36AD30)[8] | Franklin Township: atop Snaggy Ridge, west of Carbaugh Run 39°53′2.4″N 77°27′26.4″W / 39.884000°N 77.457333°W / 39.884000; -77.457333 (Carbaugh Run Rhyolite Quarry Site (36AD30)) |
Adams | Multiple: Late Archaic through Early Woodland | ||
6 | Clemson Island Prehistoric District[9] | Halifax Township: southern portion of Clemson Island in the Susquehanna River 40°26′59″N 76°56′41.5″W / 40.44972°N 76.944861°W / 40.44972; -76.944861 (Clemson Island Prehistoric District) |
Dauphin | Multiple: Early Archaic through Late Woodland | Type site for the Clemson Island culture | |
7 | Conestoga Town[10] | Manor Township: junction of Safe Harbor and Indian Marker Rds., near Letort 39°57′35.4″N 76°24′1.4″W / 39.959833°N 76.400389°W / 39.959833; -76.400389 (Conestoga Town) |
Lancaster | Susquehannock | ||
8 | Deffenbaugh Site (36FA57)[11] | Nicholson Township: on a saddle between two hills, along Old Frame Rd. 39°48′7.2″N 79°51′36″W / 39.802000°N 79.86000°W / 39.802000; -79.86000 (Deffenbaugh Site (36FA57)) |
Fayette | Monongahela | ||
9 | Duncan Island (36LA60,61)[12] | Martic Township: in the Susquehanna River above Holtwood 39°51′41″N 76°21′49″W / 39.86139°N 76.36361°W / 39.86139; -76.36361 (Duncan Island (36LA60,61)) |
Lancaster | Archaic | ||
10 | Dykeman's Spring[13] | Shippensburg: Dykeman Rd., 0.25 miles (0.40 km) east of Pennsylvania Route 696 40°2′33″N 77°30′57″W / 40.04250°N 77.51583°W / 40.04250; -77.51583 (Dykeman's Spring) |
Cumberland | Multiple: Early Archaic through Woodland | ||
11 | Fisher Farm site[14] | Unionville: along U.S. Route 220, straddling a rail line 40°54′15.6″N 77°52′40″W / 40.904333°N 77.87778°W / 40.904333; -77.87778 (Fisher Farm site) |
Centre | Late Woodland | ||
12 | Fisher Site (36GR21)[15] | Richhill Township: off Camp Resort Rd. along the Enlow Fork 39°57′36″N 80°28′0″W / 39.96000°N 80.46667°W / 39.96000; -80.46667 (Fisher Site (36GR21)) |
Greene | Monongahela | ||
13 | Richard T. Foley Site (36GR52)[16] | Jackson Township: along Job Creek 39°49′50.7″N 80°22′54″W / 39.830750°N 80.38167°W / 39.830750; -80.38167 (Richard T. Foley Site (36GR52)) |
Greene | Monongahela | ||
14 | Francis Farm Petroglyphs Site (36FA35)[17][18] | Jefferson Township: off Perry Road, 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the junction of Pennsylvania Routes 51 and 201 40°3′0″N 79°47′30″W / 40.05000°N 79.79167°W / 40.05000; -79.79167 (Francis Farm Petroglyphs Site (36FA35)) |
Fayette | Unknown | ||
15 | Frey-Haverstick Site (36LA6)[19] | Manor Township: eastern side of the Susquehanna River at Washington Boro, north of Staman's Run 39°59′42″N 76°28′13.8″W / 39.99500°N 76.470500°W / 39.99500; -76.470500 (Frey-Haverstick Site (36LA6)) |
Lancaster | Multiple: Late Archaic through Susquehannock | ||
16 | Household No. 1 Site (36WM61)[20] | Rostraver Township: off Timms Ln. 40°10′27.7″N 79°46′44.4″W / 40.174361°N 79.779000°W / 40.174361; -79.779000 (Household No. 1 Site (36WM61)) |
Westmoreland | Monongahela | ||
17 | Houserville Site (36CE65)[21] | College Township: 1300 block of E. College Ave., east of State College 40°48′42″N 77°50′4″W / 40.81167°N 77.83444°W / 40.81167; -77.83444 (Houserville Site (36CE65)) |
Centre | Early and Middle Archaic | ||
18 | Indian God Rock Petroglyphs Site (36VE26)[22] | Rockland Township: on the eastern bank of the Allegheny River above Brandon 41°19′48″N 79°49′27″W / 41.33000°N 79.82417°W / 41.33000; -79.82417 (Indian God Rock Petroglyphs Site (36VE26)) |
Venango | Unknown | ||
19 | Byrd Leibhart Site (36YO170)[23] | Lower Windsor Township: Native Lands County Park 39°58′41.4″N 76°29′54″W / 39.978167°N 76.49833°W / 39.978167; -76.49833 (Leibhart, Byrd, Site (36YO170)) |
York | Susquehannock | ||
20 | Oscar Leibhart Site (36YO9)[24] | Lower Windsor Township: along the Susquehanna River, north of Klines Run 39°59′20.4″N 76°30′1″W / 39.989000°N 76.50028°W / 39.989000; -76.50028 (Leibhart, Oscar, Site (36YO9)) |
York | Susquehannock | ||
21 | Locus 7 Site[25] | Washington Township: on a bluff above Downers Run north of Fayette City, 2,000 feet (610 m) east of the Monongahela River 40°6′24″N 79°50′13″W / 40.10667°N 79.83694°W / 40.10667; -79.83694 (Locus 7 Site) |
Fayette | Monongahela | ||
22 | Meadowcroft Rockshelter[26] | Independence Township: west of Avella 40°17′11″N 80°29′30″W / 40.28639°N 80.49167°W / 40.28639; -80.49167 (Meadowcroft Rockshelter) |
Washington | Multiple: Paleoindian through Late Woodland | ||
23 | Memorial Park Site[27] | Lock Haven: on the southern bank of the Susquehanna River near the confluence of Bald Eagle Creek 41°8′19.2″N 77°25′4.3″W / 41.138667°N 77.417861°W / 41.138667; -77.417861 (Memorial Park Site) |
Clinton | Clemson Island | ||
24 | Minisink Archeological Site[28] | Dingman Township: in the vicinity of Minisink Island 41°17′26.2″N 74°49′44.4″W / 41.290611°N 74.829000°W / 41.290611; -74.829000 (Minisink Archeological Site) |
Pike | Multiple: Early Archaic through Shawnee | ||
25 | Murry Site[29] | Manor Township: 2 miles south of Washington Boro 39°58′44.4″N 76°27′10.8″W / 39.979000°N 76.453000°W / 39.979000; -76.453000 (Murry Site) |
Lancaster | Susquehannock | ||
26 | North Warwick Historic and Archeological District[30] | Warwick Township: Pennsylvania Route 345 and Harmonyville, Bethesda, Hopewell, Piersol, Trythall, and Northside Rds. 40°11′18″N 75°46′8″W / 40.18833°N 75.76889°W / 40.18833; -75.76889 (North Warwick Historic and Archeological District) |
Chester | Multiple: Late Archaic through Late Woodland | ||
27 | Park Site 36La96[31] | Lancaster: on a knoll in Central Park, midway between the Conestoga River and Mill Creek 40°1′7″N 76°17′3.7″W / 40.01861°N 76.284361°W / 40.01861; -76.284361 (Park Site 36La96) |
Lancaster | Susquehannock | ||
28 | Roberts Farm Site (36LA1)[32] | Manor Township: on a knoll above the Conestoga River, just above its confluence with the Susquehanna River, near Conestoga 39°56′42.4″N 76°22′26.8″W / 39.945111°N 76.374111°W / 39.945111; -76.374111 (Roberts Farm Site (36LA1)) |
Lancaster | Multiple: Late Archaic through Susquehannock | ||
29 | Shawnee-Minisink Site[33] | Smithfield Township: confluence of Brodhead Creek and the Delaware River 40°59′25″N 75°8′2.7″W / 40.99028°N 75.134083°W / 40.99028; -75.134083 (Shawnee-Minisink Site) |
Monroe | Multiple: Paleoindian through Late Archaic | ||
30 | Shenks Ferry Site (36LA2)[34] | Conestoga Township: along Grubbs Creek north of Pequea, ¾ mile above the Susquehanna River 39°54′18″N 76°21′36.7″W / 39.90500°N 76.360194°W / 39.90500; -76.360194 (Shenks Ferry Site (36LA2)) |
Lancaster | Multiple: Shenks Ferry through Susquehannock | Type site for the Shenks Ferry culture | |
31 | Shoop Site (36DA20)[35] | Jackson Township: east of Enders 40°29′14″N 76°49′12″W / 40.48722°N 76.82000°W / 40.48722; -76.82000 (Shoop Site (36DA20)) |
Dauphin | Paleoindian | ||
32 | Shultz-Funk Site (36LA7 and 36LA9)[36] | Manor Township: above the Susquehanna River near Washington Boro, immediately south of Witmer's Run 39°58′6.4″N 76°27′17.9″W / 39.968444°N 76.454972°W / 39.968444; -76.454972 (Shultz-Funk Site (36LA7 and 36LA9)) |
Lancaster | Late Woodland | ||
33 | Site 36BD90[37] | Bedford Township: on the grounds of Bedford Village 40°2′31.2″N 78°30′38.4″W / 40.042000°N 78.510667°W / 40.042000; -78.510667 (Site 36BD90) |
Bedford | Monongahela | ||
34 | Sommerheim Park Archaeological District[38] | Millcreek Township: on bluffs above Sommerheim Dr. and Presque Isle Bay 42°6′49″N 80°8′42″W / 42.11361°N 80.14500°W / 42.11361; -80.14500 (Sommerheim Park Archaeological District) |
Erie | Multiple: Early Archaic through Middle Woodland | ||
35 | Squirrel Hill Site[39] | St. Clair Township: west of New Florence near the banks of the Conemaugh River 40°22′49″N 79°5′20.3″W / 40.38028°N 79.088972°W / 40.38028; -79.088972 (Squirrel Hill Site) |
Westmoreland | Monongahela | ||
36 | Strickler Site[40] | Manor Township: ¾ mile north of Creswell Station, and 1 mile south of Washington Boro 39°58′48″N 76°27′40″W / 39.98000°N 76.46111°W / 39.98000; -76.46111 (Strickler Site) |
Lancaster | Susquehannock | ||
37 | Sugar Grove Petroglyph Site (36GR5)[18][41] | Monongahela Township: off Pennsylvania Route 88, 0.7 miles (1.1 km) northwest of its bridge over Whiteley Creek 39°49′36″N 79°57′40″W / 39.82667°N 79.96111°W / 39.82667; -79.96111 (Sugar Grove Petroglyph Site (36GR5)) |
Greene | Unknown | ||
38 | Tudek Site[42] | College Township: along Orchard Rd., northeast of State College 40°49′1″N 77°51′3″W / 40.81694°N 77.85083°W / 40.81694; -77.85083 (Tudek Site) |
Centre | Early and Middle Archaic |
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Pennsylvania
- List of European archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania (i.e. European American)
References
- ^ National Register of Historic Places Fact Sheet, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Accessed 2010-02-19.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Numbers represent an ordering by significant words.
- ^ Stevenson, Christopher M., and Conran A. Hay. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Archeological Site 36 LY 37. National Park Service, 1981-01-20.
- ^ Kent, Barry C., and Susan M. Zacher. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Big and Little Indian Rock Petroglyphs. National Park Service, 1976-11-08.
- ^ Beckerman, Ira C. National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Book Site (36 Jul). National Park Service, 1980-08-08.
- ^ Miller, Patricia. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Calver Island. National Park Service, 2006-06-27.
- ^ Beckerman, Ira. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Carbaugh Run Rhyolite Quarry Site (36AD30). National Park Service, 1981.
- ^ Beckerman, Ira C. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Clemson Island Prehistoric District. National Park Service, n.d.
- ^ Smith, Ira F., III, and Barry C. Kent. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Conestoga Town. National Park Service, 1972-10-31.
- ^ George, Richard L. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Deffenbaugh Site (36FA57). National Park Service, 1981-07-31.
- ^ Kinsey, W. Fred. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Duncan Island (36LA60,61). National Park Service, July 1982.
- ^ Parshall, Earl. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dykeman's Spring. National Park Service, 1998-11-28. Accessed 2010-02-17.
- ^ Stevenson, Christopher M., and Conran Hay. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fisher Farm Site. National Park Service, 1980-06-05.
- ^ Michael, Ronald L. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fisher Site (36GR21). National Park Service, 1981-01-15.
- ^ Herbstritt, James T. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Richard T. Foley Site (36GR52). National Park Service, 1982-11-05.
- ^ Herbstritt, James T. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Francis Farm Petroglyphs Site. National Park Service, 1980-07-22.
- ^ a b Swauger, James L. Rock Art of the Upper Ohio Valley. Graz: Akademische Druck- und Verlagsanstalt, 1974, 115.
- ^ Beckerman, Ira C. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Frey-Haverstick Site (36LA6). National Park Service, 1980.
- ^ George, Richard L. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Household No. 1 Site (36WM61). National Park Service, 1981-04-30.
- ^ Stevenson, Christopher M., and Conran Hay. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Houserville Site (36CE65). National Park Service, 1980-10-15.
- ^ Cowin, Verna L. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Indian God Rock Petroglyphs Site (36VE26). National Park Service, 1982-04-15.
- ^ Native Americans to Celebrate Saving Susquehannock Village Sites[permanent dead link], Susquehanna Greenway Heritage Area, 2009. Accessed 2010-02-17.
- ^ Beckerman, Ira C. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oscar Leibhart Site (36YO9). National Park Service, n.d.
- ^ Michael, Ronald L. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Locus 7 Site. National Park Service, 1979-07-16.
- ^ Tuttle, Donald L. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Meadowcroft Rockshelter. National Park Service, n.d. Accessed 2010-02-17.
- ^ Stevenson, Christopher M., and Conran A. Hay. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Memorial Park Site. National Park Service, 1981-09-01.
- ^ National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Minisink Archeological Site. National Park Service, n.d.
- ^ Beckerman, Ira C. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Murry Site. National Park Service, n.d.
- ^ Cremers, Estelle. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: North Warwick Historic and Archeological District. National Park Service, 1994-05-10.
- ^ Kinsey, W. Fred. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Park Site 36La96. National Park Service, July 1982.
- ^ Beckerman, Ira C. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Roberts Farm Site (36LA1). National Park Service, 1986.
- ^ Shawnee Minisink Site Archived 2006-09-13 at the Wayback Machine, American University Department of Anthropology, n.d. Accessed 2010-02-17.
- ^ Beckerman, Ira C. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Shenks Ferry Site (36LA2). National Park Service, n.d.
- ^ Beckerman, Ira C. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Shoop Site (36DA20). National Park Service, 1980.
- ^ Beckerman, Ira C. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Shultz-Funk Site (36LA7 and 36LA9). National Park Service, 1980-09-04.
- ^ Beckerman, Ira. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Site 36BD90. National Park Service, n.d.
- ^ Johnson, William C. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sommerheim Park Archaeological District. National Park Service, 1981-06-29.
- ^ Dragoo, Don W. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Squirrel Hill Site. National Park Service, 1977-04-19.
- ^ Smith, Ira F., III. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Strickler Site. National Park Service, 1972-10-31.
- ^ Herbstritt, James T. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sugar Grove Petroglyph Site (36GR5). National Park Service, 1980-07-22.
- ^ Stevenson, Christopher M., and Conran Hay. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tudek Site. National Park Service, 1980-10-10.
External links
- Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission