Potter Pond Archeological District

Potter Pond Archeological District
Nearest city South Kingstown, Rhode Island
Area 481 acres (195 ha)
MPS Indian Use of the Salt Pond Region between ca. 4000 B.P. and ca. 1750 A.D. MPS
NRHP Reference # 87002102 [1]
Added to NRHP December 8, 1987

The Potter Pond Archeological District is a large complex of archaeological sites in coastal South Kingstown, Rhode Island. The area is roughly bounded by United States Route 1, Point Judith Pond, Matunuck Beach Road, and the south coast, and includes 22 archaeologically significant sites dating from the Late Archaic through the Late Woodland periods.[2]

The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Cultural Resources Inventory, Long Island Sound" (PDF). US Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved 2014-09-25.


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