Strickler Site

Strickler Site

Site overview
Location ¾ mile north of Creswell Station, and 1 mile south of Washington Boro in Manor Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°58′48″N 76°27′40″W / 39.98000°N 76.46111°W / 39.98000; -76.46111Coordinates: 39°58′48″N 76°27′40″W / 39.98000°N 76.46111°W / 39.98000; -76.46111
Area 8 acres (3.2 ha)
NRHP Reference # 73001638[1]
Added to NRHP June 18, 1973

Strickler Site is a historic archaeological site located at Manor Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is the site of a large, stockaded Susquehannock village dated to the 17th century. Excavations revealed nearly 13 longhouse patterns and cemeteries including hundreds of interments.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Ira F. Smith, III (October 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Strickler Site" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-18.


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