Minisink Archeological Site, also known as Minisink Historic District, is an archeological site located in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Hundreds of early stone tools along with remains of fish and fruit indicated a more diverse diet than previously expected. It was one of the most important Munsee Native American communities during the initial contact with the American colonials. It was declared a National Historic Landmark

National Historic Landmark

A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...

 in 1993. Two 100-year floods, T.S. Ivan in September 2004 and the Spring flood in April 2005, caused severe erosion to one of the contributing archeological sites, 36Pi04 (Manna Site) located at the confluence of the Raymondskill Creek and Delaware River

Delaware River

The Delaware River is a major river on the Atlantic coast of the United States.A Dutch expedition led by Henry Hudson in 1609 first mapped the river. The river was christened the South River in the New Netherland colony that followed, in contrast to the North River, as the Hudson River was then...

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See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Sussex County, New Jersey
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Pike County, Pennsylvania
  National Register of Historic Places listings in Pike County, Pennsylvania
  This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Pike County, Pennsylvania.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States...
  
  
• List of Native American archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania

External links

• Anthropological background
• Minisink Historical society