Mantle Rock Archeological District
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Location | Off Kentucky Route 133 near Smithland, Kentucky |
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Area | 215 acres (0.87 km2) |
MPS | Cherokee Trail of Tears MPS |
NRHP reference # | 04001253 |
Added to NRHP | November 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.
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.
It includes a contributing site and a contributing structure.