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Barnes Woods Archeological District

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Barnes Woods Archeological District
Nearest citySeaford, Delaware
Area18 acres (7.3 ha)
NRHP reference No.96001413[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 11, 1996

Barnes Woods Archeological District is a national historic district located near Seaford, Sussex County, Delaware. The district includes four contributing sites. They are two small base camps and two procurement camps, representing a segment of the settlement system of Native American groups living in the Nanticoke River drainage between about 3000 B.C. and A.D. 1700.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Cara Lee Blume (May 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Barnes Woods Archeological District" (PDF). Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.