Elm Hill Archaeological Site

Elm Hill Archaeological Site is a historic archaeological site located on the north bank of the Roanoke River near Castle Heights, Mecklenburg County, Virginia. It is a large, Late Woodland period palisaded village site with evidence of occupation reaching back to the Late Archaic Period.[3] The district is included within the Tobacco Heritage Trail.

Elm Hill Archaeological Site
Meadow at the site
Locationnear Castle Heights, Virginia
Coordinates36°36′41″N 78°16′9″W
Area12 acres (4.9 ha)
NRHP reference No.85000569[1]
VLR No.058-0084
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 14, 1985
Designated VLRDecember 3, 1997[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Land Planning & Design Associates, Inc. (June 2008). "Tobacco Heritage Trail Overall Master Plan: Appendix A: Historic Resources Inventory, p. 17" (PDF). Tobacco Heritage Trail. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-24.
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