- Mashantucket Pequot Reservation Archeological District
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Mashantucket Pequot Reservation Archeological District
Location: Ledyard, Connecticut Area: 1,638 acres (6.63 km2) Governing body: Bureau of Indian Affairs NRHP Reference#: 86001323 Significant dates Added to NRHP: June 11, 1986[1] Designated NHLD: April 12, 1993[2] The Mashantucket Pequot Reservation Archeological District is a historic district in the northeast corner of the town of Ledyard, Connecticut that includes nearly 1,638 acres (6.63 km2) of archeologically sensitive land in the northern portion of the uplands historically called Wawarramoreke by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, and within territory first chronicled as Pequot land in the earliest known surviving map (1614) of the region. The district was declared a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1993.[2]
The historic district was earlier listed on the National Register of Historic Places as "Mashantucket Pequot Reservation", with alternative name "Mashantucket Pequot Reservation-Archeological District", in 1986.
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b "Mashantucket Pequot Reservation Archeological District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1960&ResourceType=District. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
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