Williamson Site
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Overview from the south
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Nearest city | Dinwiddie, Virginia |
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Area | 20 acres (8.1 ha) |
NRHP Reference # | 69000237 |
VLR # | 026-0035 |
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Added to NRHP | December 3, 1969 |
Designated VLR | May 13, 1969 |
Williamson Site is an early prehistoric archaeological site located near Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie County, Virginia. It is one of the largest Early Man sites in North America and dated to sometime between 15,000 and 11,500 years ago. The site was first identified in 1947, and consists of more than 75 acres of cultivated land. The site consists of over 100 areas where Clovis projectile points have been found.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.