The Mantle Rock Archeological District, near Smithland, Kentucky is a 215 acres (0.87 km2) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]
Mantle Rock Archeological District | |
 "Mantle Rock" - the site's eponymous arch | |
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| Location | Off Kentucky Route 133 near Smithland, Kentucky |
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| Area | 215 acres (0.87 km2) |
| MPS | Cherokee Trail of Tears MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 04001253[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 26, 2004 |
The site is owned and protected by the Kentucky Nature Conservancy and is accessed by a gravel road off of Kentucky Route 133, just west of the small community of Joy, Kentucky. It includes a natural sandstone arch, several springs, and woodland, in a valley in the watershed of McGilligan Creek. It includes a part of the original Salem-Golconda Road. It is associated with the Cherokee Trail of Tears.[2]
It includes a contributing site and a contributing structure.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Philip Thomason and Teresa Douglass (June 30, 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Mantle Rock / KY Survey # 15LV37/LV-14". National Park Service. Retrieved June 20, 2017. With photos.