Shenks Ferry Site (36LA2)

	Shenks Ferry Site (36LA2)
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Along Grubbs Creek, ¾ mile above the Susquehanna River, Martic Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°54′18″N 76°21′36.72″W / 39.90500°N 76.3602000°W
Area	4.6 acres (1.9 ha)
NRHP reference No.	82004655
Added to NRHP	March 3, 1982

LocationAlong Grubbs Creek, ¾ mile above the Susquehanna River, Martic Township, Pennsylvania

Coordinates39°54′18″N 76°21′36.72″W / 39.90500°N 76.3602000°W

Area4.6 acres (1.9 ha)

NRHPreferenceNo.82004655^[1]

Shenks Ferry Site (36LA2) is a historic archaeological site located above Grubb Creek at Martic Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It underwent excavation in 1930-1931 and in 1973 by the Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission. The excavations identified the presence of a village and seasonal campsites dated to the Late Woodland period.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.^[1]

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Shenks Ferry Site (36LA2)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	Along Grubbs Creek, ¾ mile above the Susquehanna River, Martic Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°54′18″N 76°21′36.72″W / 39.90500°N 76.3602000°W / 39.90500; -76.3602000
Area	4.6 acres (1.9 ha)
NRHP reference No.	82004655^[1]
Added to NRHP	March 3, 1982

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