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Cape Henlopen Archeological District

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NRHP Reference #
  
78000920

Added to NRHP
  
21 November 1978

Area
  
3.217 kmĀ²

Nearest city
  
Lewes

Cape Henlopen Archeological District is a national historic district located near Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware. The district includes seven contributing sites. They are a discontinuous series of discrete shell middens of varying sizes and cultural affiliation. They date from approximately 500 B.C. to 1600 A.D.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

References

Cape Henlopen Archeological District Wikipedia