Sassafras Site, RI-55

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Sassafras Site, RI-55
Nearest cityAlbion, Rhode Island
Architectural styleNo Style Listed
NRHP reference No.84000360 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 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]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  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.