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This is a list of Native American archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania.. Historic sites in the United States qualify to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places by passing one or more of four different criteria; Criterion D permits the inclusion of proven and potential archaeological sites. [1]
The Museum of Indian Culture was originally founded as the Lenni Lenape Historical Society's Museum of Indian Culture in 1980, the oldest exclusively Native American museum in Pennsylvania, with a focus on educating Pennsylvanians on the state's indigenous people. [3] The museum was founded by Dorothy Schiavone and her daughter, Carla Messinger.
This is a list of Native American place names in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.. Aliquippa, Pennsylvania; Allegheny Mountain (Pennsylvania) Allegheny Mountains; Allegheny River
A 35-foot-high (11 m) and 175-foot-diameter (53 m) conical mound, is the second largest of its type in West Virginia. It is located in South Charleston, West Virginia. P. W. Norris of the Smithsonian Institution oversaw the excavation. His team discovered numerous skeletons along with weapons and jewelry. [4] Dayton Power and Light Company Mound
The Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania operates a cultural center in Easton, Pennsylvania. [13] They host an annual powwow at Mauch Chunk Lake Park in present-day Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. [14] Once every four years, they host Rising Nation River Journey along the Delaware River. [9] They also created the Lenape Nation Scholarship Fund. [3]
The legendary elm tree marking the spot blew down in a storm on March 5, 1810. Its location was memorialized by the placing of an obelisk in 1827 by the Penn Society. The event was further memorialized by the founding of a park in 1893, known as Penn Treaty Park. Six Swedish families were recorded as living in this area before Penn's arrival ...
Pages in category "Native American tribes in Pennsylvania" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Meadowcroft Rockshelter is an archaeological site which is located near Avella in Jefferson Township, Pennsylvania. [4] The site is a rock shelter in a bluff overlooking Cross Creek (a tributary of the Ohio River), and contains evidence that the area may have been continually inhabited for more than 19,000 years.