Minisink Archeological Site

Minisink Archeological Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Nearest city:	Bushkill, Pennsylvania and Millbrook, New Jersey
Governing body:	National Park Service
NRHP Reference#:	93000608
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 located in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania.^[3] Hundreds of early stone tools along with remains of fish and fruit indicated a more diverse diet than previously expected. ^[4] It was one of the most important Munsee Native American communities during the initial contact with the American colonials.^[5] It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1993.^[2] Two 100-year floods, T.S. Ivan in September 2004 and the Spring flood 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.

See also

• 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

References

1. ^ "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. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Minisink Archeological Site". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=2152&ResourceType=Site. Retrieved 2008-02-11. 
3. ^ http://www.nps.gov/dewa/historyculture/upload/cmsstgMINI.pdf
4. ^ [1]"Historical Marker Dedicated in Smithfield Township: Minisink Hills." Monroe County Historical Association. July 2010. Web. Mar. 2011. <http://www.monroehistorical.org/articles/files/606f24e5d015a2c82f361ab228455d1f-64.html>.
5. ^ NHL Writeup^{[dead link]}

External links

• Anthropological background^{[dead link]}
• Minisink Historical society

Coordinates: 41°05′36″N 74°59′32″W / 41.093454°N 74.992247°W / 41.093454; -74.992247