__NOTOC__ 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.National Register of Historic Places Fact Sheet, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Accessed 2010-02-19. Approximately one hundred different sites in Pennsylvania are listed under this criterion, including both Native American and European sites. This list includes all properties in Pennsylvania that qualify under Criterion D due to the presence of Native American artifacts.
Sites Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Landmark name ImageLocationCountyCulture Comments 1 Archeological Site 36 LY 37Stevenson, Christopher M., and Conran A. Hay. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Archeological Site 36 LY 37. National Park Service, 1981-01-20. Loyalsock Township: coextensive with Canfield Island Lycoming Multiple: Late Archaic through Susquehannock 2 Big and Little Indian Rock PetroglyphsKent, 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. Conestoga Township: in the Susquehanna River, south of Safe Harbor Lancaster Unknown 3 Book Site (36 Jul)Beckerman, Ira C. National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Book Site (36 Jul). National Park Service, 1980-08-08. Beale Township: off Legislative Route 3019 Juniata Clemson Island 4 Calver IslandMiller, Patricia. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Calver Island. National Park Service, 2006-06-27. Swatara Township: in the Susquehanna River, southeast of Harrisburg Dauphin Multiple: Late Archaic through Early Woodland 5 Carbaugh Run Rhyolite Quarry Site (36AD30)Beckerman, Ira. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Carbaugh Run Rhyolite Quarry Site (36AD30). National Park Service, 1981. Franklin Township: atop Snaggy Ridge, west of Carbaugh Run Adams Multiple: Late Archaic through Early Woodland 6 Clemson Island Prehistoric DistrictBeckerman, Ira C. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Clemson Island Prehistoric District. National Park Service, n.d. Halifax Township: southern portion of Clemson Island in the Susquehanna River Dauphin Multiple: Early Archaic through Late Woodland Type site for the Clemson Island culture 7 Conestoga TownSmith, Ira F., III, and Barry C. Kent. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Conestoga Town. National Park Service, 1972-10-31. Manor Township: junction of Safe Harbor and Indian Marker Rds., near Letort Lancaster Susquehannock 8 Deffenbaugh Site (36FA57)George, Richard L. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Deffenbaugh Site (36FA57). National Park Service, 1981-07-31. Nicholson Township: on a saddle between two hills, along Old Frame Rd. Fayette Monongahela 9 Duncan Island (36LA60,61)Kinsey, W. Fred. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Duncan Island (36LA60,61). National Park Service, July 1982. Martic Township: in the Susquehanna River above Holtwood Lancaster Archaic 10 Dykeman's SpringParshall, Earl. [ National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dykeman's Spring]. National Park Service, 1998-11-28. Accessed 2010-02-17. Shippensburg: Dykeman Rd., east of Pennsylvania Route 696 Cumberland Multiple: Early Archaic through Woodland 11 Fisher Farm SiteStevenson, Christopher M., and Conran Hay. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fisher Farm Site. National Park Service, 1980-06-05. Unionville: along U.S. Route 220, straddling a rail line Centre Late Woodland 12 Fisher Site (36GR21)Michael, Ronald L. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fisher Site (36GR21). National Park Service, 1981-01-15. Richhill Township: off Camp Resort Rd. along the Enlow Fork Greene Monongahela 13 Richard T. Foley Site (36GR52)Herbstritt, James T. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Richard T. Foley Site (36GR52). National Park Service, 1982-11-05. Jackson Township: along Job Creek Greene Monongahela 14 Francis Farm Petroglyphs Site (36FA35)Herbstritt, James T. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Francis Farm Petroglyphs Site. National Park Service, 1980-07-22.Swauger, James L. Rock Art of the Upper Ohio Valley. Graz: Akademische Druck- und Verlagsanstalt, 1974, 115. Jefferson Township: off Perry Road, west of the junction of Pennsylvania Routes 51 and 201 Fayette Unknown 15 Frey-Haverstick Site (36LA6)Beckerman, Ira C. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Frey-Haverstick Site (36LA6). National Park Service, 1980. Manor Township: eastern side of the Susquehanna River at Washington Boro, north of Staman's Run Lancaster Multiple: Late Archaic through Susquehannock 16 Household No. 1 Site (36WM61)George, Richard L. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Household No. 1 Site (36WM61). National Park Service, 1981-04-30. Rostraver Township: off Timms Ln. Westmoreland Monongahela 17 Houserville Site (36CE65)Stevenson, Christopher M., and Conran Hay. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Houserville Site (36CE65). National Park Service, 1980-10-15. College Township: 1300 block of E. College Ave., east of State College Centre Early and Middle Archaic 18 Indian God Rock Petroglyphs Site (36VE26)Cowin, Verna L. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Indian God Rock Petroglyphs Site (36VE26). National Park Service, 1982-04-15. Rockland Township: on the eastern bank of the Allegheny River above Brandon Venango Unknown 19 Byrd Leibhart Site (36YO170)Native Americans to Celebrate Saving Susquehannock Village Sites, Susquehanna Greenway Heritage Area, 2009. Accessed 2010-02-17. Lower Windsor Township: Native Lands County Park York Susquehannock 20 Oscar Leibhart Site (36YO9)Beckerman, Ira C. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oscar Leibhart Site (36YO9). National Park Service, n.d. Lower Windsor Township: along the Susquehanna River, north of Klines Run York Susquehannock 21 Locus 7 SiteMichael, Ronald L. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Locus 7 Site. National Park Service, 1979-07-16. Washington Township: on a bluff above Downers Run north of Fayette City, east of the Monongahela River Fayette Monongahela 22 Meadowcroft RockshelterTuttle, Donald L. [ National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Meadowcroft Rockshelter]. National Park Service, n.d. Accessed 2010-02-17. Independence Township: west of Avella Washington Multiple: Paleoindian through Late Woodland 23 Memorial Park SiteStevenson, Christopher M., and Conran A. Hay. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Memorial Park Site. National Park Service, 1981-09-01. Lock Haven: on the southern bank of the Susquehanna River near the confluence of Bald Eagle Creek Clinton Clemson Island 24 Minisink Archeological SiteNational Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Minisink Archeological Site. National Park Service, n.d. Dingman Township: in the vicinity of Minisink Island Pike Multiple: Early Archaic through Shawnee 25 Murry SiteBeckerman, Ira C. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Murry Site. National Park Service, n.d. Manor Township: 2 miles south of Washington Boro Lancaster Susquehannock 26 North Warwick Historic and Archeological DistrictCremers, Estelle. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: North Warwick Historic and Archeological District. National Park Service, 1994-05-10. Warwick Township: Pennsylvania Route 345 and Harmonyville, Bethesda, Hopewell, Piersol, Trythall, and Northside Rds. Chester Multiple: Late Archaic through Late Woodland 27 Park Site 36La96Kinsey, W. Fred. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Park Site 36La96. National Park Service, July 1982. Lancaster: on a knoll in Central Park, midway between the Conestoga River and Mill Creek Lancaster Susquehannock 28 Roberts Farm Site (36LA1)Beckerman, Ira C. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Roberts Farm Site (36LA1). National Park Service, 1986. Manor Township: on a knoll above the Conestoga River, just above its confluence with the Susquehanna River, near Conestoga Lancaster Multiple: Late Archaic through Susquehannock 29 Shawnee-Minisink SiteShawnee Minisink Site , American University Department of Anthropology, n.d. Accessed 2010-02-17. Smithfield Township: confluence of Brodhead Creek and the Delaware River Monroe Multiple: Paleoindian through Late Archaic 30 Shenks Ferry Site (36LA2)Beckerman, Ira C. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Shenks Ferry Site (36LA2). National Park Service, n.d. Conestoga Township: along Grubbs Creek north of Pequea, ¾ mile above the Susquehanna River Lancaster Multiple: Shenks Ferry through Susquehannock Type site for the Shenks Ferry culture 31 Shoop Site (36DA20)Beckerman, Ira C. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Shoop Site (36DA20). National Park Service, 1980. Jackson Township: east of Enders Dauphin Paleoindian 32 Shultz-Funk Site (36LA7 and 36LA9)Beckerman, Ira C. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Shultz-Funk Site (36LA7 and 36LA9). National Park Service, 1980-09-04. Manor Township: above the Susquehanna River near Washington Boro, immediately south of Witmer's Run Lancaster Late Woodland 33 Site 36BD90Beckerman, Ira. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Site 36BD90. National Park Service, n.d. Bedford Township: on the grounds of Bedford Village Bedford Monongahela 34 Sommerheim Park Archaeological DistrictJohnson, William C. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sommerheim Park Archaeological District. National Park Service, 1981-06-29. Millcreek Township: on bluffs above Sommerheim Dr. and Presque Isle Bay Erie Multiple: Early Archaic through Middle Woodland 35 Squirrel Hill SiteDragoo, Don W. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Squirrel Hill Site. National Park Service, 1977-04-19. St. Clair Township: west of New Florence near the banks of the Conemaugh River Westmoreland Monongahela 36 Strickler SiteSmith, Ira F., III. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Strickler Site. National Park Service, 1972-10-31. Manor Township: ¾ mile north of Creswell Station, and 1 mile south of Washington Boro Lancaster Susquehannock 37 Sugar Grove Petroglyph Site (36GR5)Herbstritt, James T. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sugar Grove Petroglyph Site (36GR5). National Park Service, 1980-07-22. Monongahela Township: off Pennsylvania Route 88, northwest of its bridge over Whiteley Creek Greene Unknown 38 Tudek SiteStevenson, Christopher M., and Conran Hay. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tudek Site. National Park Service, 1980-10-10. College Township: along Orchard Rd., northeast of State College 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
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