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English: Picture of Meadowcroft Rockshelter located to the west of Avella in Washington County, Pennsylvania, on April 24, 2010. The site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a National Historic Landmark.
A sign near the site says the following: "Meadowcroft Rockshelter - a deeply stratified archaeological site its deposits span nearly 16,000 years. Discovered in 1973 by Albert Miller and excavated by the University of Pittsburgh archaeologists, Meadowcroft revealed North America's earliest known evidence of human presence and the New World's longest sequence of human occupation. All of eastern North America's major cultural stages appear in its remarkably complete archaeological record. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission 1999". [1] Another sign near the site says the following: "The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission declares Meadowcroft Rockshelter a Commonwealth Treasure for all to protect and preserve as a unique archaeological discovery or our earliest history. 1999". |
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- 2010-04-25 06:15 Leepaxton 600×428× (130954 bytes) {{Information |Description=Picture of [[Meadowcroft Rockshelter]] located to the West of [[Avella, Pennsylvania|Avella]] in [[Washington County, Pennsylvania|Washington County]], [[Pennsylvania]], on April 24, 2010. The site is listed on the [[National R
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| current | 04:04, 24 August 2012 | | 573 × 370 (200 KB) | Jbarta | rotate slightly |
| 04:46, 6 July 2010 |  | 600 × 428 (128 KB) | File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske) | {{BotMoveToCommons|en.wikipedia|year={{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}|month={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}}|day={{subst:CURRENTDAY}}}} {{Information |Description={{en|Picture of en:Meadowcroft Rockshelter located to the west of Avella |
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- Jefferson Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania
- List of Native American archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Washington County
- Meadowcroft Rockshelter
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Pennsylvania
- Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation
- User:Leepaxton/Images
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