Sassafras Site, RI-55

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Sassafras Site, RI-55
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Nearest city Albion, Rhode Island
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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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 August 4, 2014.
  3. ↑ Bulletin of the Archaeological Society of Connecticut, Issue 46. 1983.
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