Taft Archeological Site No. 029-5411

Taft Archeological Site No. 029-5411

Location 7301 High Point Road, Lorton, Virginia
Coordinates 38°38′55″N 77°11′40″W / 38.64861°N 77.19444°W / 38.64861; -77.19444Coordinates: 38°38′55″N 77°11′40″W / 38.64861°N 77.19444°W / 38.64861; -77.19444
Area 0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
NRHP Reference # 04000859[1]
VLR # 029-5006
Significant dates
Added to NRHP August 11, 2004
Designated VLR June 17, 1998[2]

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]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. The Taft Archeological site (44FX544) description
  4. 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.


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