Little Pootatuck Brook Archeological Site | |
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| Location | Address Restricted, Southbury, Connecticut |
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| Area | 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) |
| Built | 1758 |
| NRHP reference No. | 90000980[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 28, 1990 |
The Little Pootatuck Brook Archeological Site is a prehistoric/historic archaeological site in Southbury, Connecticut. Located near the banks of the Housatonic River, the site is believed to represent one of the last habitation sites of the Pootatuck tribe before its surviving members merged with the Schaghticoke people in the 18th century. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
The site is located on land that is now owned by a local conservation land trust. The site is part of a larger parcel of land purchased in 1753 from the Pootatuck by Eleazer Mitchell. Mitchell built his house nearby (of which only foundational remnants remain) and his family have farmed at least some of the land into the 21st century. The native village site includes a burial ground that is believed to contain the remains of the last Pootatuck sachem, Manquash.[2][3]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Spring 2006 Newsletter" (PDF). Southbury Land Trust. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- ^ "Fall 2007 Newsletter" (PDF). Southbury Land Trust. Retrieved September 24, 2018.