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Strickler Site

Coordinates: 39°58′48″N 76°27′40″W / 39.98000°N 76.46111°W / 39.98000; -76.46111
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Strickler Site
Site overview
Strickler Site is located in Pennsylvania
Strickler Site
Strickler Site is located in the United States
Strickler Site
Location¾ mile north of Creswell Station, and 1 mile south of Washington Boro in Manor Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°58′48″N 76°27′40″W / 39.98000°N 76.46111°W / 39.98000; -76.46111
Area8 acres (3.2 ha)
NRHP reference No.73001638[1]
Added to NRHPJune 18, 1973

Strickler Site is a historic archaeological site located at Manor Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is the site of a large, stockaded Susquehannock village dated to the 17th century. Excavations revealed nearly 13 longhouse patterns and cemeteries including hundreds of interments.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[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. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved February 19, 2012. Note: This includes Ira F. Smith, III (October 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Strickler Site" (PDF). Retrieved February 18, 2012.