Taft Archeological Site #029-5411

7301 High Point Road, Lorton, Virginia. County/parish: Fairfax.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 11, 2004. NRIS 04000859.

1 contributing site.

Also known as:

  • 44FX0544

From Wikipedia:

Taft Archeological Site No. 029-5411

Taft Archeological Site No. 029-5411 is a historic archaeological site located at Lorton, Fairfax County, Virginia. The site includes a multi-component, stratified, upland, prehistoric and possibly proto-historic (Dogue), American Indian camp covering a 50x80-meter area and dating to between ca. 2000 B.C. (based on Savannah River point) and A.D. 1560. The site was excavated in three stages in May through August 1987. The site is located in Mason Neck State Park.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

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