Canfield Island Site

Archeological Site 36 LY 37
Canfield Island and the West Branch Susquehanna River, as seen from Bald Eagle Mountain
Canfield Island Site is located in Pennsylvania
Canfield Island Site
Canfield Island Site is located in the United States
Canfield Island Site
LocationCanfield Island in the West Branch Susquehanna River, near Williamsport, Pennsylvania[2]
Coordinates41°14′32″N 76°57′11″W / 41.24222°N 76.95306°W / 41.24222; -76.95306
Area21 acres (8.5 ha)
NRHP reference No.82003799[1]
Added to NRHPApril 14, 1982

The Canfield Island Site, also known as Archeological Site 36LY37, is an archaeological site in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] Located on Canfield Island in the West Branch Susquehanna River,[2]: 7  the site lies east of the city of Williamsport in Loyalsock Township.[3] It is believed to have been inhabited by prehistoric Native Americans for thousands of years, with the oldest discoveries dating back to more than one millennium before Christ.

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Stevenson, Christopher M.; Conran A. Hay (January 20, 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Archeological Site 36 LY 37" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved December 1, 2009.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ DeLorme. Pennsylvania Atlas & Gazetteer. 8th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2003, 50. ISBN 0-89933-280-3.

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