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Meyer Site

Coordinates: 39°27′20″N 79°6′50″W / 39.45556°N 79.11389°W / 39.45556; -79.11389
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Meyer Site
Meyer Site is located in Maryland
Meyer Site
Meyer Site is located in the United States
Meyer Site
Location39°27′20″N 79°6′50″W / 39.45556°N 79.11389°W / 39.45556; -79.11389
Nearest cityWesternport, Maryland
NRHP reference No.73000921 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 19, 1973

The Meyer Site is an archaeological site near Westernport in Garrett County, Maryland, United States. It is located along Chestnut Grove Road on the riverside edge of an alluvial bottom on the west side of the North Branch of the Potomac River. It is the site of a Monongahela culture village, which is the uppermost Late Prehistoric village known on the North Branch.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Meyer Site". Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved October 29, 2008.
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