Cape Henlopen Archeological District

	Cape Henlopen Archeological District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
Nearest city	Lewes, Delaware
Area	795 acres (322 ha)
NRHP reference No.	78000920
Added to NRHP	November 21, 1978

Nearest cityLewes, Delaware

Area795 acres (322 ha)

NRHPreferenceNo.78000920^[1]

Added to NRHPNovember 21, 1978

Cape Henlopen Archeological District is a national historic district located near Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware. The district includes seven contributing sites. They are a discontinuous series of discrete shell middens of varying sizes and cultural affiliation. They date from approximately 500 B.C. to 1600 A.D.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[1]

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v t e U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Delaware
Topics	Contributing property Keeper of the Register Historic district History of the National Register of Historic Places National Park Service Property types
Lists by county	Kent New Castle (Northern) New Castle (Southern) Sussex
Lists by city	Wilmington (New Castle County)
Other lists	Bridges National Historic Landmarks
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Delaware Portal:National Register of Historic Places

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