Pi-wan-go-ning Prehistoric District
Pi-wan-go-ning Prehistoric District | |
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| Location | Along Lake Michigan, north of Norwood, Michigan[2] |
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| Coordinates | 45°15′10″N 85°22′45″W / 45.25278°N 85.37917°W |
| Area | 670 acres (270 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 73002153[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 3, 1973 |
The Pi-wan-go-ning Prehistoric District is a collection of three archaeological sites located along Lake Michigan just north of Norwood, Michigan. The three sites are the Pewangoing Quarry (designated 20CX20); Whiskey Creek (designated 20CX22); and Fritz Trail (designated 20CX21).[3] The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
The sites in the district include several places where flint was quarried.[4] They are all located along the shore of Lake Michigan, with the Pewangoning Quarry farthest south, Whiskey Creek slightly north, and Fritz Trail about a kilometer farther.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ The NRIS lists the Pewangoning Quarry as "Address Restricted." However, references James Vol Hartwell (May 29, 2010), "Pi-wan-go-ning Arrowhead Quarry", Petoskey News place it just North of Norwood, near Whiskey Creek. Geo-coordinates are approximate.
- ^ Michigan History Division (1975), Michigan's Historic Preservation Plan, Michigan History Division, p. 21
- ^ Michigan History, vol. 64, Michigan Department of State, 1980, p. 11
- ^ Barbara E. Luedtke (1978), "Chert sources and trace-element analysis", American Antiquity: 413–423
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