Cushnoc Archeological Site
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| Cushnoc (ME 021.02) | |
|---|---|
| (U.S. National Historic Landmark) | |
| Nearest city: | Augusta, Maine |
| Built/Founded: | 1628 |
| Architectural style(s): | No Style Listed |
| Designated as NHL: | April 12, 1993[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | October 27, 1989[2] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 89001703 |
| Governing body: | Private |
Cushnoc Archeological Site, also known as Cushnoc (ME 021.02), is an archaeological site that was the location of a 1628 Plymouth Colony trading post.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1993.[1][3]
The National Park Service's "Statement of Significance" (as of its designation in 1993) reads:
This site contains the remains of Cushnoc, a Plymouth Colony trading post, one of the most important English outposts along the mid-17th-century Acadian frontier. No exact dates for Cushnoc's construction or abandonment are documented, though evidence suggests Plymouth Colony merchants established the outpost soon after obtaining a patent to land there in 1628, and may have used this site until the establishment during the 1660s of another outpost a few miles downstream. Fort Western, built by British troops in 1754 during the Seven Years War, is nearby.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Cushnoc Archeological Site. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-03-03.
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
- ^ Note: A National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination document should be available upon request from the National Park Service for this site, but it appears not to be available on-line from the NPS Focus search site.
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