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Minisink Archeological Site
South bank of Raymondskill Creek near confluence with Delaware River. The bank is eroding into the Manna archeological site.
Minisink Archaeological Site is located in New Jersey
Minisink Archaeological Site
Nearest cityBushkill, Pennsylvania and Millbrook, New Jersey
Area1,320 acres (530 ha)
NRHP reference No.93000608[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 19, 1993[1]
Designated NHLApril 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 principal Munsee Native American communities during initial contact with American colonials, and became the most important Munsee community for the majority of the 17th and 18th century.[2] It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1993.[2] The site has helped shed light on historic interactions between European and Indian people in Munsee country. 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. Approximately 20% of the site was compromised during the floods.

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "Minisink Archeological Site". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 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>.

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