St. Albans Archeological Site

St. Albans Archeological Site (HMN1W)

Location: St Albans, WV 25177 Kanawha County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 23.161', W 81° 48.563'

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Discovered in 1963 by Sam Kessell. Recognized as one of the oldest and deepest stratified sites of the Early Archaic period (8,000-10,000 BC). Artifacts recovered document early inhabitants who camped here along Kanawha River, were small hunter-gather groups with ancestral links to modern Native Americans. Site listed on National Register in 1974.
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HM NumberHMN1W
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Year Placed2004
Placed ByOrdinance Park Historic Preservation Foundation, Inc. and West Virginia Division of Archives & History
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Date Added Sunday, September 7th, 2014 at 1:35am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 429311 N 4248955
Decimal Degrees38.38601667, -81.80938333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 23.161', W 81° 48.563'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 23' 9.66" N, 81° 48' 33.78" W
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Area Code(s)304
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2199 Maccorkle Ave SW, St Albans WV 25177, US
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