Roberts Farm Site (36LA1) facts for kids
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Roberts Farm Site (36LA1)
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 Location in Pennsylvania
Location in the United States
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| Location | On a knoll above the Conestoga River, just before its confluence with the Susquehanna River, Manor Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Area | 7.5 acres (3.0 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 86000830 |
| Added to NRHP | April 3, 1986 |
Roberts Farm Site (36LA1) is a historic archaeological site located above the Conestoga River at Manor Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It underwent excavation in 1931-1932 and in 1971 by the Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission. The excavations identified the presence of a substantial, fortified Susquehannock Indian village and cemetery from the Late Woodland / Protohistoric period. Settlement was from the Late Archaic period through about 1650.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
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