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North Chuckwalla Mountain Quarry District

  • Also Known As: CA-Riv-1814
  • Vicinity: Address Restricted
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District

The North Chuckwalla Mountain Quarry District is a prehistoric stone tool procurement area of flakes and cores, but it is also notable for other ancient rock features, such as a hunting blind and a petroglyph. The district includes over 50 workspaces within the main quarry and 69 nearby. - AsNotedIn


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Particulars for North Chuckwalla Mountain Quarry District:
Historic Use Animal facility
Cultural Affiliation Early Playa
Historic Use Extractive Facility
Owner Federal
Sight Category Historic District
Criteria Information Potential
Cultural Affiliation Malpais
Area of Significance Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation San Dieguito



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 24th August 1981

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: North Chuckwalla Mountain Quarry District
Registry Address: Address Restricted
Registry Number: 81000165
Resource Type: District
Owner: Federal, Private
Area in Acres: 480
Contributing Sites: 65
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Prehistoric
Applicable Criteria: Information Potential
Cultural Affiliation: Malpais, San Dieguito, Early Playa
Period of Significance: 1000-500 AD, 7500-7999 BC, 1499-1000 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 499-0 AD
Historic Function: Agriculture, subsistence, Industry, processing, extraction
Historic Sub-Function: Animal facility, Extractive facility
Current Function: Vacant, not in use, Landscape
Current Sub-Function:

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