Cape Henlopen Archeological District

Cape Henlopen Archeological District
Nearest city Lewes, Delaware
Area 795 acres (322 ha)
NRHP Reference # 78000920[1]
Added to NRHP November 21, 1978

Cape Henlopen Archeological District is a national historic district located near Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware. The district includes seven contributing sites. They are a discontinuous series of discrete shell middens of varying sizes and cultural affiliation. They date from approximately 500 B.C. to 1600 A.D.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Daniel R. Griffith (September 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cape Henlopen Archeological District" (PDF). Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.


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