Roberts Farm Site (36LA1)
Roberts Farm Site (36LA1) is a historic archaeological site located above the Conestoga River at Manor Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It underwent excavation in 1931-1932 and in 1971 by the Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission. The excavations identified the presence of a substantial, fortified Susquehannock Indian village and cemetery from the Late Woodland / Protohistoric period. Settlement was from the Late Archaic period through about 1650.[2]
Roberts Farm Site (36LA1) | |
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| Location | On a knoll above the Conestoga River, just before its confluence with the Susquehanna River, Manor Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°56′42.36″N 76°22′26.861″W |
| Area | 7.5 acres (3.0 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 86000830[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 3, 1986 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
References
- "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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Ira Beckerman (1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Roberts Farm Site (36LA1)" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-18.
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