Mantle Rock Archeological District

The Mantle Rock Archeological District, near Smithland, Kentucky is a 215 acres (0.87 km²) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.^[1]

LocationOff Kentucky Route 133 near Smithland, Kentucky

Area215 acres (0.87 km²)

MPSCherokee Trail of Tears MPS

NRHPreferenceNo.04001253^[1]

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Mantle Rock Archeological District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
"Mantle Rock" - the site's eponymous arch
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Location	Off Kentucky Route 133 near Smithland, Kentucky
Area	215 acres (0.87 km2)
MPS	Cherokee Trail of Tears MPS
NRHP reference No.	04001253[1]
Added to NRHP	November 26, 2004

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The site is owned and protected by the Kentucky Nature Conservancy and is accessed by a gravel road off Kentucky Route 133, just west of the small community of Joy, Kentucky. It includes a natural sandstone arch, several springs, and woodland, in a valley in the watershed of McGilligan Creek. It also includes a part of the original Salem-Golconda Road. The site is associated with the Cherokee Trail of Tears.^[2]

It includes a contributing site and a contributing structure.^[2]