National Register of Historic Places

Black Canyon Petroglyphs

Alamo, Lincoln County, Nevada
Listed
May 26, 1975
Type
Site
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
75001113

About this property

The Black Canyon Petroglyphs is an area of prehistoric petroglyphs in Lincoln County, Nevada that is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Located in the Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge, they are accessible to the public. A 10-acre (4.0 ha) area was listed on the NRHP in 1975 as an archeological historic district having significant potential for information to be learned in the future. An extensive project to document the petroglyphs, and enable further learning, was completed with 416 hours of volunteer labor in 2009. About 100 rock art panels at seven locations were photographed, drawn, and otherwise observed.

Location

Alamo, Lincoln County, Nevada

Categories

PREHISTORICHISTORIC - ABORIGINAL
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Questions about this property

When was Black Canyon Petroglyphs listed on the National Register?

Black Canyon Petroglyphs was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 26, 1975.

What type of historic resource is Black Canyon Petroglyphs?

Black Canyon Petroglyphs is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Black Canyon Petroglyphs?

The period of significance for Black Canyon Petroglyphs is recorded as the pre_contact era.

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