Sunshine Locality | |
| Nearest city | Ely, Nevada |
|---|---|
| Area | 34,500 acres (14,000 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001731 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 30, 1978 |
Sunshine Locality is a 345,000-acre (140,000 ha) archeological site listed on the National Register of Historic Places is located in Long Valley, Nevada, United States. [2] [3] The Nevada State Museum, the Desert Research Institute have played a leadership role in the excavations at the site.
History
The site was listed on the historic register in 1978 and was classified as a camp. [4]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Sunshine Locality". The Online Nevada Encyclopedia. March 20, 2009. Retrieved June 3, 2009.
- ^ Huckleberry, Gary; Beck, Charlotte; Jones, George T.; Holmes, Amy; Cannon, Michael; Livingston, Stephanie; Broughton, Jack M. (2001). "Terminal Pleistocene/Early Holocene Environmental Change at the Sunshine Locality, North-Central Nevada, U.S.A.". Quaternary Research. 55 (3): 303–312. Bibcode: 2001QuRes..55..303H. doi: 10.1006/qres.2001.2217. S2CID 128985260.
- ^ "NEVADA - White Pine County - Historic Districts". www.nationalregisterofhistoricalplaces.com. Retrieved June 3, 2009.
Categories:
- Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Nevada
- Geography of White Pine County, Nevada
- Native American history of Nevada
- Nevada State Register of Historic Places
- Paleo-Indian archaeological sites in the United States
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Nevada
- National Register of Historic Places in White Pine County, Nevada