Black Creek Site (28SX297)

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Black Creek Site
Site area view
LocationVernon Township, New Jersey
Area40.6 acres (16.4 ha)
NRHP reference No.02000626[1]
NJRHP No.2636[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 27, 2002
Designated NJRHPApril 1, 2002

The Black Creek Site is a 40.6-acre (16.4 ha) archaeological site located along the Black Creek in Vernon Township in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 27, 2002, for its significance in pre-history.[1] Containing both fields and woodlands, the site was used by Native Americans for nearly 10,000 years, starting approximately 8,000 BC.[3]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#02000626)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Sussex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. June 22, 2023. p. 7. listed as the Black Creek Site (28-Sx-297)
  3. ^ "Black Creek Site". New Jersey Historic Trust.

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