Magothy Quartzite Quarry Archeological Site
Magothy Quartzite Quarry Archeological Site | |
| Nearest city | Pasadena, Maryland |
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| MPS | Prehistoric Human Adaptation to the Coastal Plain Environment of Anne Arundel County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 91001599 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 8, 1991 |
The Magothy Quartzite Quarry Archeological Site is an archaeological site near Pasadena in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The site consists of several large outcroppings of quartzite and sandstone, that may have been utilized by prehistoric Native American groups as early as the Middle Archaic period, if not earlier.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Magothy Quartzite Quarry Archeological Site". Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved October 29, 2008.
External links
[edit]- Magothy Quartzite Quarry Archeological Site, Anne Arundel County, including photo from 1989, at Maryland Historical Trust
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- Quarries in the United States
- Archaic period in North America
- Archaeological sites in Anne Arundel County, Maryland
- Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
- Native American history of Maryland
- Quartzite formations
- Woodland period
- National Register of Historic Places in Anne Arundel County, Maryland
- Anne Arundel County, Maryland Registered Historic Place stubs