Ministerial Rd. Site, RI-781

Last updated

Ministerial Rd. Site, RI-781
SouthKingstownRI MinisterialRoadSite.jpg
Location South Kingstown, Rhode Island
Area41 acres (17 ha)
NRHP reference No. 84000565 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 15, 1984

The Ministerial Rd. Site, designated RI-781, is an prehistoric archaeological site in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. It encompasses a prehistoric Native American settlement dating to the Late Archaic period, which extends along the banks of the Chipuxet River near Ministerial Road. [2]

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Register of Historic Places listings in Rhode Island</span>

This is a list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island. As of May 29, 2015, there are more than 750 listed sites in Rhode Island. All 5 of the counties in Rhode Island have listings on the National Register.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Register of Historic Places listings in Newport County, Rhode Island</span>

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Newport County, Rhode Island.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence County, Rhode Island</span>

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence County, Rhode Island.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gardiner Pond Shell Midden</span> United States historic place

The Gardiner Pond Shell Midden is a prehistoric archaeological site in Middletown, Rhode Island, named after George Gardiner who was an early settler in the area. The site includes a large shell midden, in which archaeological finds have been made dating the area's human habitation to the Middle and Late Woodland Period. Finds at the site include agricultural tools such as hoes, planting tools, and stone mortars and pestles. The midden is on the grounds of the Norman Bird Sanctuary.

The Jamestown Archeological District is an expansive archaeological district which is the site of a major prehistoric Native American settlement in Jamestown, Rhode Island. The full extent of archaeologically-sensitive areas has not been fully identified, but is known to extend from Narragansett Avenue in the south to Rhode Island Route 138 in the north, and from Narragansett Bay in the west to North Road. The district overlaps the historically significant Windmill Hill Historic District, and the nearly 300-acre (120 ha) Watson Farm. The district includes one of largest Native American burying grounds in New England, and includes evidence of occupation dating to 3,000 BC.

Pine Hill Archeological Site, RI-655 is a prehistoric archaeological site on Prudence Island in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. The site's principal feature is a coastal shell midden dating to the Late Woodland period. Finds at the site include projectile points, stone tools, bones, and ceramics.

The Breezy Hill Site (RI-957) is a prehistoric archaeological site in Foster, Rhode Island. Finds at the site have been dated to 500–1000 AD, and included dentate stamped pottery fragments.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Furnace Hill Brook Historic and Archeological District</span> Historic district in Rhode Island, United States

The Furnace Hill Brook Historic and Archeological District in a historic district in Cranston, Rhode Island.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sassafras Site, RI-55</span> United States historic place

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, which spans the Blackstone River between Lincoln and Cumberland. The site encompasses a regionally significant quartz stone tool workshop.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Woonasquatucket River Site (RI-163)</span> United States historic place

The Woonasquatucket River Site (RI-163) is a prehistoric archaeological site in Smithfield, Rhode Island. The site contains Late Archaic artifacts, primarily stone flakes indicative of stone toolmaking activity. It is located in the George Washington Grove Wildlife Management Area, near where the Farnum Pike crosses the Woonasquatucket River.

The Bouchard Archeological Site, RI-1025 is a prehistoric archaeological site in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA. The site, on a bluff overlooking Glen Rock Reservoir, has yielded evidence of Native American occupation from the Late Archaic to the Early Woodland periods. The site is governed by the Farmers Home Administration.

Fernwood Archeological Site, RI-702 is a prehistoric archaeological site in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, near the Fernwood Cemetery west of Kingston village. It is a Native American occupation site which has yielded artifacts dating to before and after contact with Europeans.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Foster Cove Archeological Site</span> United States historic place

Foster Cove Archeological Site, designated RI-CH-2 and later RI-16 in state surveys, is a prehistoric archaeological site in Charlestown, Rhode Island. Located within the Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge, it is a Native American habitation site dating to the Woodland Period. It was identified in 1974 during a survey of the former Naval Auxiliary Air Station Charlestown by state archaeologists, in which two trenches included finds from the site. Test pits were dug in 1979 by the state to determine the extent of the site.

The Nursery Site, RI-273 is a prehistoric archaeological site in Westerly, Rhode Island. Located near the Westerly Airport, this site has yielded evidence of Woodland Period stone tool work.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tomaquag Rock Shelters</span> United States historic place

The Tomaquag Rock Shelters (RI-HP-1) are a prehistoric rock shelter site off Maxson Hill Road in Hopkinton, Rhode Island. The shelters are located under two east-facing granite outcrops in the valley drained by Tomaquag Brook. Nathan Kaye discovered the shelters in the late 1950s. Materials recovered from test excavations resulted in dating one shelter to 800 BC and the other to AD 800. Materials recovered include projectile points, stone knives, and evidence of stone tool construction. Both sites included evidence pointing to the presence of a fire pit.

The Carbuncle Hill Archaeological District encompasses a collection of archaeological sites in rural western Coventry, Rhode Island. Designated by the state as sites RI-1072 through RI-1079, this discontiguous cluster of sites has the potential to increase knowledge of prehistoric patterns of stone tool procurement, development, and use. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, primarily for its potential to yield further information.

The Greenwich Cove Site is a prehistoric archaeological site in Warwick, Rhode Island, US. The site is a significant multi-component site, with finds dating from the Late Archaic to the Middle Woodland Period. It notably includes a shell midden that has only been moderately affected by vandalism and development; these are particularly rare in coastal Rhode Island. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

The Lambert Farm Site, designated RI-269, was a prehistoric archaeological site in Warwick, Rhode Island, United States. The site consisted of a large shell midden and a dispersed collection of associated stone artifacts at an inland location, which were dated to the Late Woodland Period. The site was examined by professional archaeologists in 1980, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 for its potential to reveal information about prehistoric land use patterns. It was destroyed in 1991 by residential development of the area, although significant quantities of archaeological material were recovered prior to its destruction.

Trafalgar Site, RI-639 is a prehistoric archaeological site in Warwick, Rhode Island. The site's primary component is a shell midden. Finds at the site include stone tools, bone, and tools for working bone.

This is a list of Registered Historic Places in Lincoln, Rhode Island.

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "Cultural Resources Inventory, Long Island Sound (PDF page 70)" (PDF). US Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved September 25, 2014.