Taft Archeological Site No. 029-5411

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Taft Archeological Site No. 029-5411
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
In Mason Neck State Park
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Location	7301 High Point Road, Lorton, Virginia
Coordinates	38°38′55″N 77°11′40″W / 38.64861°N 77.19444°W / 38.64861; -77.19444Coordinates: 38°38′55″N 77°11′40″W / 38.64861°N 77.19444°W / 38.64861; -77.19444
Area	0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
NRHP Reference #	04000859^[1]
VLR #	029-5006
Added to NRHP	August 11, 2004
Designated VLR	June 17, 1998^[2]

Taft Archeological Site No. 029-5411 is a historic archaeological site located at Lorton, Fairfax County, Virginia. The site includes a multi-component, stratified, upland, prehistoric and possibly proto-historic (Dogue), American Indian camp covering a 50x80-meter area and dating to between ca. 2000 B.C. (based on Savannah River point) and A.D. 1560. The site was excavated in three stages in May through August 1987.^[3] The site is located in Mason Neck State Park.^[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
↑ The Taft Archeological site (44FX544) description
↑ Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (June 15, 2010). "Mason Neck State Park: Master Plan Executive Summary, 2010 Update" (PDF). Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation.

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