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Canfield Island Site
Archeological Site 36 LY 37 | |
 Canfield Island and the West Branch Susquehanna River, as seen from Bald Eagle Mountain | |
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| Location | Canfield Island in the West Branch Susquehanna River, near Williamsport, Pennsylvania[2] |
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| Coordinates | 41°14′32″N 76°57′11″W / 41.24222°N 76.95306°W |
| Area | 21 acres (8.5 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 82003799[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 14, 1982 |
The Canfield Island Site, also known as Archeological Site 36LY37, is an archaeological site in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] Located on Canfield Island in the West Branch Susquehanna River,[2]: 7 the site lies east of the city of Williamsport in Loyalsock Township.[3] It is believed to have been inhabited by prehistoric Native Americans for thousands of years, with the oldest discoveries dating back to more than one millennium before Christ.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Stevenson, Christopher M.; Conran A. Hay (January 20, 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Archeological Site 36 LY 37" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved December 1, 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ DeLorme. Pennsylvania Atlas & Gazetteer. 8th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2003, 50. ISBN 0-89933-280-3.
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