Mantle Rock Archeological District

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Mantle Rock Archeological District
"Mantle Rock" - the site's eponymous arch
Mantle Rock Archeological District is located in Kentucky
Mantle Rock Archeological District
Mantle Rock Archeological District is located in the United States
Mantle Rock Archeological District
LocationOff Kentucky Route 133 near Smithland, Kentucky
Area215 acres (0.87 km2)
MPSCherokee Trail of Tears MPS
NRHP reference No.04001253[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 26, 2004

The Mantle Rock Archeological District, near Smithland, Kentucky is a 215 acres (0.87 km2) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

The site is owned and protected by the Kentucky Nature Conservancy and is accessed by a gravel road off of Kentucky Route 133, just west of the small community of Joy, Kentucky. It includes a natural sandstone arch, several springs, and woodland, in a valley in the watershed of McGilligan Creek. It includes a part of the original Salem-Golconda Road. It is associated with the Cherokee Trail of Tears.[2]

It includes a contributing site and a contributing structure.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Philip Thomason and Teresa Douglass (June 30, 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Mantle Rock / KY Survey # 15LV37/LV-14". National Park Service. Retrieved June 20, 2017. With photos.


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