Bat Cave Archeological Site

Bat Cave Archeological Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Kenton, Oklahoma
Area	3 acres (1.2 ha)
NRHP Reference #	78002223^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 1, 1978

The Bat Cave Archeological Site in Cimarron County, Oklahoma, near Kenton, is a 3-acre (1.2 ha) archeological site that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It has also been denoted 34-Ci-69. It was listed on the National Register for its potential to yield information in the future.^[1]

According to an Oklahoma state website, it is an "intact cave dwelling site"; it is apparently the location of prehistoric activity during the transition period between hunter/gatherers and a horticulturist/subsistence people.^[2]

References

1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Bat Cave Archeological Site". Oklahoma.

National Register of Historic Places in Cimarron County, Oklahoma

Boise City	Autograph Rock Historic District Cimarron County Courthouse Cold Spring and Inscription Rock Historic District

Felt	Cedar Breaks Archeological District

Kenton	Bat Cave Archeological Site Red Ghost Cave Archeological District Three Entrance Cave Archeological District

Wheeless	Camp Nichols

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Cimarron County, Oklahoma and List of National Historic Landmarks in Oklahoma

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