Grand Wash Archeological District

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Grand Wash Archeological District
Nearest cityLake Mead, Arizona
Area8,960 acres (3,630 ha)
NRHP reference No.80000369[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 8, 1980

The Grand Wash Archeological District is a 8,960-acre (3,630 ha) historic district in Mohave County, Arizona in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area that includes multiple archeological sites and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The area has 210 identified contributing sites, including prehistoric campsites, animal facilities, and manufacturing facilities. It was listed on the National Register for its potential to yield information in the future.[1]

It includes 130 sites in the Tassi Spring area that were identified in 1978 and 1997 by the Western Archaeological Center.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Quarterly Report for Period Ending December 31, 2007: Archaeological Inventory, Site Assessment, and Data Management, Lake Mead National Recreation Area (LMNRA) and Parashant National Monument (PARA)". University of Nevada, Las Vegas.