Toft Lake Village Site

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Toft Lake Village Site
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Locationnear Toft Lake, Everett Township, Michigan [1]
Coordinates 43°29′16″N85°44′22″W / 43.48778°N 85.73944°W / 43.48778; -85.73944
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
NRHP reference No. 72001476 [2]
Added to NRHPJune 20, 1972

The Toft Lake Village Site, also known by the designation 20NE110, [3] is an archaeological site, once a Late Middle Woodland era [4] village, located on 10 acres on the sandy shore of Toft Lake [3] in Everett Township, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. [2]

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References

  1. The NRIS lists the Toft Lake Village Site as "address restricted;" however, references show it is located on the shore of Toft Lake. The geo-coordinates given are approximate.
  2. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. 1 2 Tim C. Losey (1967), "Toft Lake Village Site", Michigan Archaeologist, 13 (3)
  4. Richard E. Flanders (1980), Cultural Resource Survey of the Proposed Improvement of the M-37 / Ml2 Bridge Over the C. & O. Railroad and Penoyer Creek, archived from the original on May 12, 2013