Lamoka Site

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Lamoka
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Nearest city:	Tyrone, New York
Coordinates:	42°24′″N 77°3′″W / <span class="geo-dec geo" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for Expression error: Unexpected / operator Expression error: Unexpected / operator">Expression error: Unexpected / operator, Expression error: Unexpected / operatorCoordinates: 42°24′″N 77°3′″W / <span class="geo-dec geo" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for Expression error: Unexpected / operator Expression error: Unexpected / operator">Expression error: Unexpected / operator, Expression error: Unexpected / operator
Designated as NHL:	January 20, 1961 [1]
Added to NRHP:	October 15, 1966[2]
NRHP Reference#:	66000571
Governing body:	Private

Lamoka is an archaeological site near Tyrone, in Schuyler County, New York that was named a National Historic Landmark in 1961.^[1] According to the National Park Service, "This site provided the first clear evidence of an Archaic hunting and gathering culture in the Northeastern United States (c.3500 BC),".^[1]

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[edit] Additional Sources and External Links

• "Lamoka Lake Site" article in The Preservationist, a publication of the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Preservation
• Press release, October 20, 2006, including in Schuyler County an item of a $10,000 grant to Archaeological Conservancy for purchase of a 20 acre parcel to protect an archaeology site

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