Oscar Leibhart Site

Oscar Leibhart Site (36YO9)
Location Along the Susquehanna River, south of Trinity Church Road and west of Long Level Road, Lower Windsor Township, York County, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°59′20.4″N 76°30′1″W / 39.989000°N 76.50028°W / 39.989000; -76.50028Coordinates: 39°59′20.4″N 76°30′1″W / 39.989000°N 76.50028°W / 39.989000; -76.50028
Area 18 acres (7.3 ha)
NRHP Reference # 84003597[1]
Added to NRHP May 24, 1984

The Oscar Leibhart Site, designated (36YO9) is a historic archaeological site located at Lower Windsor Township, York County, Pennsylvania. It was the site of a prehistoric and protohistoric village. The site was first discovered by 1910, with more extensive digging between 1925 and 1936. In 1956, the Pennsylvania State Museum undertook an excavation of a longhouse and grave sites. Another excavation took place in August 1975. Artifacts uncovered from the site date to the Early Woodland Period (1000 B.C. - 200 B.C.) and late-17th century.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (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 Beckerman (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Oscar Leibhart Site (36YO9)" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-20.


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