Princeton Site

Princeton Site
Nearest city Murfreesboro, North Carolina
Area 60 acres (24 ha)
Built 1787 (1787)
NRHP Reference # 80004281[1]
Added to NRHP November 25, 1980

The Princeton Site, designated by the Smithsonian trinomial 31NHP93, is a historic archaeological site near Murfreesboro, North Carolina. The site encompasses the former town of "Prince Town" or "Princeton", a riverfront community settled as early as the 1740s and incorporated in 1787. The town died out by 1810, probably due to poor economic conditions brought about by war in Europe and the silting of its harbor. Excavation took place at the site in 1984.[2]

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Current Research". American Antiquity (Volume 49, No. 4). October 1984. JSTOR 279753.


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