Klock Site
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Klock Site
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| Nearest city | Ephratah, New York |
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| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| NRHP Reference # | 80002614[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 22, 1980 |
Klock Site is an archaeological site located at Ephratah in Fulton County, New York. It is also known as Las. 8-4, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation Unique Site No. A035-04-0005. It is one of three Mohawk Indian village sites excavated by archaeologist Robert E. Funk in 1969-1970.[2]
The site has been dated to 1540–1565. The National Register listing gives a size of 2.3 hectares (5.7 acres), but the actual village area has been estimated at 1.2 hectares (3.0 acres), containing the remains of ten longhouses, housing around 720–900 people.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
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Categories:
- Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
- Fulton County, New York
- Iroquois populated places
- Former Native American populated places in the United States
- Mohawk tribe
- Native American history of New York
- National Register of Historic Places in Fulton County, New York
- Adirondack Mountains, New York Registered Historic Place stubs
