St. Albans Site Explained

St. Albans Site
Nearest City:St. Albans, West Virginia
Added:May 3, 1974
Refnum:74002012

St. Albans Site is a historic archaeological site located near St. Albans, Kanawha County, West Virginia. It was a camping site for prehistoric peoples between c. 12,000 B.C. and A.D. 1700. Excavations in 1964–1965, yielded projectile points ranging in age from 7900 t o 6210 B.C.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Albans Site. February 1974. 2011-08-05 . Bettye J. Broyles and James E. Harding. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.