Minisink Archaeological Site

United States historic place

Minisink Archeological Site

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

U.S. National Historic Landmark

South bank of Raymondskill Creek near confluence with Delaware River. The bank is eroding into the Manna archeological site.

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Nearest city| Bushkill, Pennsylvania and Millbrook, New Jersey
Area| 1,320 acres (530 ha)
NRHP reference No.| 93000608[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP| April 19, 1993[1]
Designated NHL| April 19, 1993[2]

Minisink Archeological Site, also known as Minisink Historic District, is an archeological site of 1320 acres located in both Sussex County, New Jersey and Pike County, Pennsylvania.[3] It was part of a region occupied by Munsee-speaking Lenape that extended from southern New York across northern New Jersey to northeastern Pennsylvania. The Munsee were speakers of one of the three major language dialects of the Lenape Native American tribe. This interstate territory became the most important Munsee community for the majority of the 17th and 18th centuries.[2]

## History

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The area has supported human habitation for 10,000 years.[3] The site's archeology has been studied for more than 100 years, since the discovery in 1900 of Native American burials, and Indian and European artifacts. Since the late twentieth century, researchers have concentrated on trying to understand Native American cultures rather than simply retrieve artifacts and antiquities.[3] "Today, Minisink remains one of the most extensive, best preserved, and most intensively studied archeological locales in the Northeast."[2]

The site was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1993.[2] Excavations at the site have helped reveal historic interactions between European and Lenape people in Munsee country. Hundreds of early stone tools recovered at the site, along with remains of fish and fruit, indicated a more diverse diet than previously expected by researchers.[4]

Two 100-year floods, one in September 2004 and one in April 2005, caused severe erosion to one of the contributing archeological sites, 36Pi04 (Manna Site) located at the confluence of the Raymondskill Creek and Delaware River. Approximately 20% of the site was compromised during the floods. The National Park Service is collaborating with the Temple University Department of Anthropology to stabilize the banks as well as conduct archeological research and field schools at the site.[3]

## See also

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* National Register of Historic Places listings in Sussex County, New Jersey
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Pike County, Pennsylvania
* List of Native American archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
* List of National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania
* List of National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey

## References

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1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. ^ a b c d "Minisink Archeological Site". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on October 12, 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2008.
3. ^ a b c d John R. Wright, "Archeology in the Minisink Today", Spanning the Gap, Vol. 25 No. 2, Summer 2003, National Park Service
4. ^ "Historical Marker Dedicated in Smithfield Township: Minisink Hills"[permanent dead link], Monroe County Historical Association. July 2010, Web. March 2011

## External links

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Media related to Minisink Archaeological Site at Wikimedia Commons

* Minisink Valley Historical Society

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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

Points of interest|

* Delaware Water Gap
* Delaware River
* Appalachian Trail
* Delaware Water Gap Toll Bridge
* Dingman's Ferry Bridge
* Milford–Montague Toll Bridge
* Minisink
* Minisink Archaeological Site
* Waterfalls

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* Bevans
* Foster–Armstrong House
* Kittatinny Mountain
* Mount Tammany
* Military Road
* Millbrook
* Old Mine Road Historic District
* Cornelius Gunn House
* Old Mine Road
* Pahaquarry Copper Mine
* Van Campen's Inn
* Wallpack Ridge
* Brau Kettle
* Wallpack Valley
* Flat Brook
* Flatbrookville
* Wallpack Center
* Worthington State Forest
* Mount Tammany Fire Road
* Sunfish Pond

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* Big Bushkill Creek
* Blue Mountain
* Mount Minsi
* Brodhead Creek
* Brodhead Farm
* Bushkill
* Callahan House
* Capt. Jacob Shoemaker House
* Conashaugh
* Cold Spring Farm Springhouse
* Delaware Water Gap station
* Eshback
* Fort Hyndshaw
* John Michael Farm
* John Turn Farm
* Marie Zimmermann Farm
* Metz Ice Plant
* Nyce Farm
* Schoonover Mountain House
* Zion Lutheran Church

| Dingmans Ferry|

* Dingmans Falls
* Dingman's Ferry Dutch Reformed Church
* George W. Childs Recreation Site
* Deer Leap Falls
* Fulmer Falls
* Silverthread Falls

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History|

* Tocks Island Dam controversy

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Landmarks|

* Minisink Archaeological Site

Districts|

* High Point Park Historic District
* Hinchman–Rickey Farm
* Lafayette Village Historic District
* Millville Historic and Archaeological District
* Morris Canal
* Newton Town Plot Historic District
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* Rutan Farm
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* Bethany Chapel
* First Presbyterian Church of Wantage
* Harmony Hill United Methodist Church
* Stockholm United Methodist Church

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* Erickson Lakeside Cabin
* Evans–Waters Cottage
* Foster–Armstrong House
* Cornelius Gunn House
* Lawrence Mansion
* Richard Layton House
* Henry W. Merriam House
* Andrew Snable House
* Elias Van Bunschooten House

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* Crescent Theatre
* High Breeze Farm
* Hill Memorial
* Meadowburn Farm
* Old Monroe School House
* Plaster Mill
* Casper and Abraham Shafer Grist Mill Complex
* Shoemaker–Houck Farm
* Sterling Hill Mine
* Sussex County Courthouse

Sites|

* Black Creek Site

Structures|

* Backwards Tunnel

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Sussex County, New Jersey and List of National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey

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