Damariscotta Shell Midden Historic District | |
 View of the Glidden Shell Midden | |
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| Nearest city | Damariscotta, Maine |
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| Area | 309 acres (125 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 98001238[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 8, 1998 |
The Damariscotta Shell Midden Historic District encompasses a significant collection of shell middens along the Damariscotta River in Lincoln County, Maine. It includes eleven middens in all, including the well-known Whaleback Shell Midden and the Glidden Midden, which is the largest shell midden in the northeastern United States. The area has the largest concentration of such midden sites under conservation protection in the eastern United States.[2] The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Spiess, Arthur and Cranmer, Leon (1997). National Register nomination for Damariscotta Shell Middens Historic District; redacted version available by request from the National Park Service