Smith Pagerie Site | |
Nearest City: | Ephratah, New York |
Added: | April 22, 1980 |
Refnum: | 80002615 |
Smith Pagerie Site, also known as Las. 11–4, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation Unique Site No. A035-04-0002, is an archaeological site located at Ephratah in Fulton County, New York, US. It is one of three Mohawk Indian village sites excavated by the archaeologist Robert E. Funk in 1969–1970.[1]
The site is dated from 1560 to 1580. It occupies 4acres just east of Caroga Creek, contains the remains of twelve to fifteen longhouses, and was probably surrounded by a palisade. Its population is estimated to have been around 1350.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.