The Harvey Mountain Quarry near Bonners Ferry, Idaho, United States, is a prehistoric stone quarry. As an archeological site it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1][3]
Harvey Mountain Quarry | |
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| Location | Address restricted[2], vicinity of Bonners Ferry, Idaho |
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| Area | 20 acres (8.1 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001053[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 23, 1978 |
It was discovered in 1971 by a mining survey crew and it was studied in 1975 by the University of Idaho.[3]
Argillite can be found in the quarry. A spear point found near Lake Windemere in British Columbia is made of argillite that may have come from this quarry.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of this resource. In some cases, this is to protect archeological sites from vandalism, while in other cases it is restricted at the request of the owner. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997.
- ^ a b c Ruthann Knudson (February 1, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Harvey Mountain Quarry" (PDF). Oregon. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
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