Brownstone Canyon Archaeological District

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name = Brownstone Canyon Archeological District
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nearest_city = Las Vegas, Nevada
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added = September 22, 1982
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refnum = 82003212
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governing_body = Bureau of Land Management

Brownstone Canyon Archaeological District comprises 2,920 acres (12 km²) [ cite web |url= http://www.birdandhike.com/Wilderness/LaMadre/LaMadre.htm |title= La Madre Mountains Wilderness Area |accessdate=2007-03-27 |format= |work= ] and is located in the La Madre Mountain Wilderness Area which 47,180 acres (191 km²) in southern Nevada. [ cite web |url= http://www.birdandhike.com/Wilderness/LaMadre/LaMadre.htm |title= La Madre Mountains Wilderness Area |accessdate=2007-03-27 |format= |work= ] The area is administered by the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management and includes many petroglyphs.

History

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 22, 1982 for its significance during the period of 1975-2000. [ cite web |url=http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/DOCS/shpo/entries/clark.htm |title= Nevada Entries in the National Register of Historic Places |accessdate=2007-03-27 |format= |work= ]

References

External links

*Nrhp source1|NV|Clark
* [http://www.nevadawilderness.org/framesets/fmainset.htm Friends of Nevada Wilderness ]

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