Wesley Butler Archeological District: Difference between revisions
Photo |
m copyedit, refine cat, and AWB general fixes using AWB (8414) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Infobox |
{{Infobox NRHP |
||
| name = Wesley Butler Archeological District |
| name = Wesley Butler Archeological District |
||
| nrhp_type = |
| nrhp_type = |
||
| Line 33: | Line 33: | ||
{{Archaeological NRHP in Hamilton County, Ohio}} |
{{Archaeological NRHP in Hamilton County, Ohio}} |
||
[[Category:Archaic period in |
[[Category:Archaic period in North America]] |
||
[[Category:Archaeological sites in Hamilton County, Ohio]] |
[[Category:Archaeological sites in Hamilton County, Ohio]] |
||
[[Category:Historic districts in Ohio]] |
[[Category:Historic districts in Ohio]] |
||
Revision as of 18:10, 22 September 2012
Wesley Butler Archeological District | |
 A field in the district | |
  | |
| Location | Off U.S. Route 50 southwest of Elizabethtown[2]: 121 |
|---|---|
| Nearest city | Elizabethtown, Ohio |
| Area | 30 acres (12 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 76001446[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 24, 1976 |
The Wesley Butler Archeological District is a historic district composed of a group of archaeological sites in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Ohio.[1] Located south of Elizabethtown,[3] the district comprises three Native American mounds and the site of a Native American village, spread out over an area of 40 acres (16 ha).[1] Although the mounds are built atop part of the village site, they are not contemporaneous: the mounds were built by Woodland peoples, but the village dates from the far older Archaic period.[4]
The western portion of Hamilton County contains many archaeological sites, due primarily to its favorable terrain. The area is well watered by the Ohio and Miami Rivers; consequently, prior to white settlement of the region, there were large amounts of game, and edible plants could be found in large numbers. For this reason, the Wesley Butler site has been inhabited for at least six thousand years.[4] In recognition of the district's archaeological value, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Starr, S.F. "The Archaeology of Hamilton County Ohio". Journal of the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History 23.1 (1960): 1-130.
- ^ 44 FR 7558
- ^ a b Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 1. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 571.
