Red Ghost Cave Archeological District

Address Restricted, Kenton, Oklahoma. County/parish: Cimarron.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 15, 1978. NRIS 78002224.

3 contributing sites.

Also known as:

  • Ci-39
  • Ci-68

From Wikipedia:

Red Ghost Cave Archeological District

The Red Ghost Cave Archeological District in Cimarron County, Oklahoma near Kenton is a 10-acre (4.0 ha) archeological site that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It includes a prehistoric camp among three contributing sites in the district, and includes what has also been known as Ci-39 and Ci-68.

In particular it includes "three caves associated with prehistoric aboriginal occupations" and also prehistoric petroglyphs and historic era graffiti.

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