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Murry Site

Coordinates: 39°58′44.4″N 76°27′10.8″W / 39.979000°N 76.453000°W / 39.979000; -76.453000
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Murry Site
Fields at the site
Murry Site is located in Pennsylvania
Murry Site
Murry Site is located in the United States
Murry Site
Location2 miles (3.2 km) south of Washington Boro in Manor Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°58′44.4″N 76°27′10.8″W / 39.979000°N 76.453000°W / 39.979000; -76.453000
Area4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
Built1550
NRHP reference No.80003540[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 1980

The Murry Site is a prehistoric archaeological site located in Manor Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is the site of a large, stockaded Shenks Ferry village. It was excavated in 1967, and identified as having been inhabited for 10 years, sometime between 1450 and 1550. They identified 46 burials.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[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 (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Murry Site" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-18.