Walker Gilmore Site

Walker Gilmore Site (22CC28)
Location Northeastern quarter of the northeastern quarter of Section 28, Township 11 North, Range 14 East[1]
Nearest city Weeping Water, Nebraska
Coordinates 40°53′59″N 95°50′14″W / 40.89972°N 95.83722°W / 40.89972; -95.83722Coordinates: 40°53′59″N 95°50′14″W / 40.89972°N 95.83722°W / 40.89972; -95.83722
NRHP Reference # 66000441
Significant dates
Added to NRHP October 15, 1966[2]
Designated NHL July 19, 1964[3]

Walker Gilmore Site is an archaeological site near Murray, Nebraska.

It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964.[3][4]

In a statement of its significance at the time of its designation, the National Park Service stated:

This is a key archaeological site for outling the prehistoric cultural stages represented in the Central Plains, and the type site of the Stearns' Creek Woodland culture for the Plains, probably dating somewhere between 0 and 1000 AD.[3]

References

  1. Sterns, Fred H. "A Stratification of Cultures in Eastern Nebraska". American Anthropologist 17.1 (1915): 121-127: 122.
  2. Staff (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. 1 2 3 "Walker Gilmore Site". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
  4. Note: A National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination document should be available upon request from the National Park Service for this site, perhaps with location information redacted. It appears not to be available on-line from the NPS Focus search site, however.

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