The district encompasses sites in the Elk River Valley, including the area around Elk City Lake in Elk City. Several of the sites were discovered when the river was dammed to create the lake or in subsequent surveys of the surrounding area. Including sites discovered since 1978, there are now 135 known archaeological sites within the district. The sites represent evidence of continuous human habitation in the Elk River Valley from the Archaic period through the present day, with the earliest sites dating to circa 2000 B.C.[2]
river, archeological, district, acre, historic, district, county, kansas, montgomery, county, kansas, which, includes, contributing, sites, listed, national, register, historic, places, 1978, information, potential, national, register, historic, placesnearest,. The Elk River Archeological District is a 14 807 acre 59 92 km2 historic district in Elk County Kansas and Montgomery County Kansas which includes 69 contributing sites It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 for its information potential Elk River Archeological DistrictU S National Register of Historic PlacesNearest cityElk City KansasArea14 807 acres 59 92 km2 NRHP reference No 78001279 1 Added to NRHPSeptember 13 1978 The district encompasses sites in the Elk River Valley including the area around Elk City Lake in Elk City Several of the sites were discovered when the river was dammed to create the lake or in subsequent surveys of the surrounding area Including sites discovered since 1978 there are now 135 known archaeological sites within the district The sites represent evidence of continuous human habitation in the Elk River Valley from the Archaic period through the present day with the earliest sites dating to circa 2000 B C 2 References edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service November 2 2013 Elk City Lake Master Plan PDF U S Army Corps of Engineers Tulsa District pp 2 20 Retrieved December 27 2022 This article about a property in Kansas on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elk River Archeological District amp oldid 1168965472, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
