Potts Creek Rockshelter

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Potts Creek Rock Shelter Archeological Site
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Potts Creek Rock Shelter
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LocationSouthern side of State Road 62, 1.25 miles (2.01 km) east of St. Croix [1]
Nearest city St. Croix, Indiana
Coordinates 38°13′42″N86°33′45″W / 38.22833°N 86.56250°W / 38.22833; -86.56250
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
NRHP reference No. 86003174 [2]
Added to NRHPFebruary 4, 1987

The Potts Creek Rock Shelter Archeological Site, within Hoosier National Forest in Crawford County, Indiana, was a camp for Archaic, Woodland, and Paleo-Indian Indians. It is currently unoccupied by habitation. [1]

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Munson, Cheryl A., et al. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Potts Creek Rockshelter Archeological Site (12CR110). National Park Service, 1982-02-01, 9.
  2. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.