Sassafras Site, RI-55

Sassafras Site, RI-55
Nearest city Albion, Rhode Island
NRHP reference # 84000360 [1]
Added to NRHP November 1, 1984

The Sassafras Site, designated RI-55, is a prehistoric archaeological site in Albion, a village of Lincoln, Rhode Island. The site was discovered by archaeologists while surveying an area for a potential replacement for the Albion Street bridge,[2] which spans the Blackstone River between Lincoln and Cumberland. The site encompasses a regionally significant quartz stone tool workshop.[3]

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "2003 Comprehensive Plan for Cumberland, Rhode Island: Cultural Resources Element" (PDF). Town of Cumberland. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  3. Bulletin of the Archaeological Society of Connecticut, Issue 46. 1983.


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