Millrace Site, RI-1039

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Millrace Site, RI-1039
Nearest city Scituate, Rhode Island
NRHP reference No. 85002361
Added to NRHP12 September 1985 [1]

The Millrace Site, RI-1039 is an archaeological site near Scituate, Rhode Island.

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The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 12, 1985. [1] Publication of the location by the United States government is restricted under the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System  Millrace Site, RI-1039 (#85002361)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Rhode Island SP Millrace Site, RI-1039". National Archives Catalog. National Archives and Records Administration . Retrieved February 21, 2020.