Salisbury Farm (Bridgeport, New Jersey)

Salisbury Farm
Nearest cityBridgeport, New Jersey
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
NRHP reference No.79001489[1]
NJRHP No.1397[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 7, 1979
Designated NJRHPApril 12, 1976

Salisbury Farm, also known as the Salisbury Site, is a 5-acre (2.0 ha) prehistoric and historic archaeological site located in the Bridgeport section of Logan Township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. Located in the vicinity of Raccoon Creek and the Delaware River, it was the site of both Native American habitation and of early colonial settlement in the mid-17th century. The site, first investigated under the auspices of the Works Progress Administration in 1937, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 7, 1979.[2][3] In 1939, the State Archaeologist Dorothy Cross may have found two possible earthfast buildings from the 1670s to 1680s occupation of the Salisbury site.[4]

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References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#79001489)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Gloucester County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. December 20, 2022. p. 6.
  3. ^ Sansevere, Keri (2008). The Most Ancient Village in Our Country: Interpreting Forgotten Colonial Material at the Salisbury Site. Department of History and Anthropology, Monmouth University.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ Gall, Michael J.; Veit, Richard F.; Craig, Robert W. (2011). "Rich Man, Poor Man, Pioneer, Thief: Rethinking Earthfast Architecture in New Jersey". Historical Archaeology. 45 (4): 39–61.