Pemaquid Archeological Site

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Pemaquid Archeological Site
Foundation holes of the colonial settlement
Location Lincoln County, Maine, USA
Nearest city Bristol, Maine
Coordinates 43°52′41″N 69°31′17″W / 43.87806°N 69.52139°W / 43.87806; -69.52139Coordinates: 43°52′41″N 69°31′17″W / 43.87806°N 69.52139°W / 43.87806; -69.52139
Built 1610
Architectural style No Style Listed
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 69000022
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 2, 1969[1]
Designated NHLD April 12, 1993[2]

Pemaquid Archeological Site, also known as Pemaquid Restoration and Museum or ME 058-1, is an archeological site and park near or at Pemaquid Beach in Bristol, Maine.

It includes 17 contributing sites, 2 non-contributing buildings and 1 non-contributing site.[3]

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1993.[2][3]

Now known as Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site, the site includes the archaeological excavations of 17th- and 18th-century village buildings, a museum with excavated artifacts found on the site, including musket balls, coins, pottery and early hardware, and Fort William Henry, an early 20th-century reconstruction of a late 17th-century fort.

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Pemaquid Archeological Site". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-06-25. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Robert L. Bradley and Robert S. Grumet (March 30, 1992). National Historic Landmark Nomination: Pemaquid Archeological Site / ME 058-1 PDF (32 KB). National Park Service  and Accompanying 23 photos of artifacts, many from 1975 PDF (32 KB)

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