Roberts Farm Site (36LA1)
Roberts Farm Site (36LA1) | |
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| Location | On a knoll above the Conestoga River, just before its confluence with the Susquehanna River, Manor Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°56′42.36″N 76°22′26.861″W / 39.9451000°N 76.37412806°W |
| Area | 7.5 acres (3.0 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 86000830[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 3, 1986 |
The Roberts Farm Site (36LA1) is an historic, American archaeological site that is located above the Conestoga River in Manor Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
History and architectural features[edit]
This archaeological site underwent excavation between 1931 and 1932 and again in 1971 by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. The excavations identified the presence of a substantial, fortified Susquehannock Indian village and cemetery from the Late Woodland/Protohistoric period. Settlement of the area occurred from the Late Archaic period through roughly 1650.[2]
This site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved February 18, 2012. Note: This includes Ira Beckerman (1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Roberts Farm Site (36LA1)" (PDF). Retrieved February 18, 2012.
