Taft Archeological Site No. 029-5411 is a historic archaeological site located at Lorton, Fairfax County, Virginia. The site includes a multi-component, stratified, upland, prehistoric and possibly proto-historic (Dogue), American Indian camp covering a 50x80-meter area and dating to between ca. 2000 B.C. (based on Savannah River point) and A.D. 1560. The site was excavated in three stages in May through August 1987.[3] The site is located in Mason Neck State Park.[4]
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| Location | 7301 High Point Road, Lorton, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°38′55″N 77°11′40″W / 38.64861°N 77.19444°W |
| Area | 0.7 acres (0.28 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 04000859[1] |
| VLR No. | 029-5411 |
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| Added to NRHP | August 11, 2004 |
| Designated VLR | June 17, 1998[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ The Taft Archeological site (44FX544) description
- ^ Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (June 15, 2010). "Mason Neck State Park: Master Plan Executive Summary, 2010 Update" (PDF). Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 8, 2013.