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Meadowcroft Rockshelter

Meadowcroft Rockshelter is a historic place in Avella, Washington County, Pennsylvania, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on November 21, 1978, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 78002480.

Avella, Washington County, PennsylvaniaListed November 21, 1978NRIS #78002480★ National Historic Landmark
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About this place

What is Meadowcroft Rockshelter?

The Meadowcroft Rockshelter is an archaeological site which is located near Avella in Jefferson Township, Pennsylvania. The site is a rock shelter in a bluff overlooking Cross Creek, and contains evidence that the area may have been continually inhabited for at least 16,000 years and up to 19,000 years. If accurately dated, it would be one of the earliest known sites with evidence of a human presence and continuous human occupation in the New World.

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Listing details

Name
Meadowcroft Rockshelter
City
Avella
County
Washington County
State
Pennsylvania
Listed on the National Register
November 21, 1978
NRIS reference number
78002480
Resource type
site
National Historic Landmark
Yes
Coordinates
40.28648, -80.49099
When was Meadowcroft Rockshelter listed on the National Register?

Meadowcroft Rockshelter was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 21, 1978.

Where is Meadowcroft Rockshelter located?

Meadowcroft Rockshelter is located in Avella, Washington County, Pennsylvania at approximately 40.28648, -80.49099. See the map above.

Is Meadowcroft Rockshelter a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. Meadowcroft Rockshelter is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.

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