Shoop Site (36DA20)

Shoop Site (36DA20)
Location East of Enders, Jackson Township and Wayne Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°29′14″N 76°49′12″W / 40.48722°N 76.82000°W / 40.48722; -76.82000Coordinates: 40°29′14″N 76°49′12″W / 40.48722°N 76.82000°W / 40.48722; -76.82000
Area 90 acres (36 ha)
NRHP Reference # 86000241[1]
Added to NRHP February 13, 1986

Shoop Site (designated 33DA20) is a prehistoric archaeological site located in Jackson Township and Wayne Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It is the site of a large Paleoindian campsite, dated to 9,000-9,500 BC. It was first discovered in the 1930s by George Gordon.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Ira Beckerman (1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Shoop Site" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-12.


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