Grimes Point
Grimes Point | |
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Grimes Point, Nevada | |
Nearest city | Fallon, Nevada |
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Area | 720 acres (290 ha) |
Governing body | Federal |
NRHP Reference # | 72000763[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 23, 1972 |
Grimes Point, in Churchill County, Nevada near Fallon, is a 720-acre (290 ha) archeological site that was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1972. It was listed for its potential to yield future information.[1]
It is now the subject of a Grimes Point Trail among petroglyphs within land controlled by the Bureau of Land Management.[2]
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The ancient shoreline, bench (geology) or wave-cut platform, of Lake Lahontan may be seen in the background
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Petroglyphs at Grimes Point, Nevada
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ "Grimes Point".
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