The Murry Site is a prehistoric archaeological site located in Manor Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is the site of a large, stockaded Shenks Ferry village. It was excavated in 1967, and identified as having been inhabited for 10 years, sometime between 1450 and 1550. They identified 46 burials.[2]
Murry Site | |
![]() Fields at the site | |
Location | 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Washington Boro in Manor Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°58′44.4″N 76°27′10.8″W / 39.979000°N 76.453000°W |
Area | 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) |
Built | 1550 |
NRHP reference No. | 80003540[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 10, 1980 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "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 19, 2012. Note: This includes Ira Beckerman (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Murry Site" (PDF). Retrieved February 18, 2012.
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