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Shoop Site (36DA20)

Coordinates: 40°29′14″N 76°49′12″W / 40.48722°N 76.82000°W / 40.48722; -76.82000
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Shoop Site (36DA20)
Shoop Site (36DA20) is located in Pennsylvania
Shoop Site (36DA20)
Shoop Site (36DA20) is located in the United States
Shoop Site (36DA20)
LocationEast of Enders, Jackson Township and Wayne Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°29′14″N 76°49′12″W / 40.48722°N 76.82000°W / 40.48722; -76.82000
Area90 acres (36 ha)
NRHP reference No.86000241[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 13, 1986

Shoop Site (designated 33DA20) is a prehistoric archaeological site in Jackson Township and Wayne Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It is the site of a large Paleoindian campsite, dated to 9,000-9,500 BC. It was first discovered in the 1930s by George Gordon, and also studied by Frank Soday who later discovered the Quad Site.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Ira Beckerman (1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Shoop Site" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-12.