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O'Neill Site

Coordinates: 45°17′10″N 85°20′40″W / 45.28611°N 85.34444°W / 45.28611; -85.34444
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O'Neill Site
O'Neill Site is located in Michigan
O'Neill Site
O'Neill Site is located in the United States
O'Neill Site
Location5 km south of Charlevoix, Michigan[2]
Coordinates45°17′10″N 85°20′40″W / 45.28611°N 85.34444°W / 45.28611; -85.34444
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
NRHP reference No.71001019[1]
Added to NRHPMay 27, 1971

The O'Neill Site, also designated 20CX18, is an archaeological site located about 5 km south Charlevoix, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]

It is a partially stratified Late Woodland period site, located near the mouth of Inwood Creek.[3] Occupation of the site spanned approximately AD 1000 - 1455. Numerous stone tools, pottery, and house remains were found at the site.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ The NRIS lists the O'Neill site as "Address Restricted." However, references place it at the mouth of Inwood Creek. Geo-coordinates are approximate.
  3. ^ State University of New York at Albany. Institute for Archaeological Studies (1995), Northeast Anthropology, Institute for Archaeological Studies, University at Albany, SUNY, p. 26
  4. ^ Michigan History Division (1975), Michigan's Historic Preservation Plan, Michigan History Division, p. 21