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Fort Corchaug Archeological Site
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Fort Corchaug Vicinity
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| Location: | Cutchogue, Town of Southold, NY |
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| NRHP Reference#: | 74001308 |
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| Added to NRHP: | January 18, 1974[1] |
| Designated NHL: | January 20, 1999[2] |
Fort Corchaug Archeological Site is an archaeological site showing evidence of 17th century contact between Native Americans and Europeans. Fort Corchaug itself was a log fort built by Native Americans. It may have been to protect the Corchaug tribe from other Indians, built with the help of Europeans.[3] Ralph Solecki, a prominent American archaeologist, grew up nearby and conducted several digs on site.[4]
It remains today one of the few undisturbed Indian Fort archaeological sites in the North East.[5] and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1999.[2]