National Register of Historic Places

Walker Prehistoric Village Archeological Site

Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland
Listed
May 11, 1975
Type
Site
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
75000914

About this property

Walker Prehistoric Village Archeological Site is an archeological site located near Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland. The site is a large Late Woodland village located on Selden Island in the Potomac River. Excavations carried out in the 1930s and 1940s revealed a 40-foot section of a palisade, circular house patterns, shallow oval pits and cylindrical pits, and flexed burials interred in the floors of the houses. The island lends its name to a characteristic Early Woodland period ceramic ware known as Selden Island ware, dating from 1000 – 750 BCE and distributed from Virginia to Delaware and southeastern Pennsylvania including Maryland's piedmont and coastal plain. The archaeological site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

Location

Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland

Categories

HISTORIC - ABORIGINAL
Sources

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When was Walker Prehistoric Village Archeological Site listed on the National Register?

Walker Prehistoric Village Archeological Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 11, 1975.

What type of historic resource is Walker Prehistoric Village Archeological Site?

Walker Prehistoric Village Archeological Site is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Walker Prehistoric Village Archeological Site?

The period of significance for Walker Prehistoric Village Archeological Site is recorded as the pre_contact era.

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