National Register of Historic Places

Dumpling Island Archeological Site

Suffolk (Independent City), Suffolk County, Virginia
Listed
February 10, 1998
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
98000046

About this property

The Dumpling Island Archeological Site is a Late Woodland period archaeological site on Dumpling Island in Suffolk, Virginia, United States. The site encompasses the remains of a Native American village associated with the Nansemond people. The island was identified by explorer John Smith as a "white chaukie iland" (white chalky island) because of the large shell middens he saw. The Nansemond village was attacked and burned by English colonists from the Jamestown Colony in 1609 but quickly recovered. Test excavations in 1986 and 1995 found the site to be in excellent condition. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

Location

Suffolk (Independent City), Suffolk County, Virginia

Categories

EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTPREHISTORICHISTORIC - ABORIGINAL
Sources

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When was Dumpling Island Archeological Site listed on the National Register?

Dumpling Island Archeological Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 10, 1998.

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Dumpling Island Archeological Site is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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