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Potts Creek Rockshelter

Paleo‑Indian rock shelter, Crawford County, Indiana

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The Potts Creek Rock Shelter Archeological Site, within Hoosier National Forest in Crawford County, Indiana, was a camp for Archaic, Woodland, and Paleo-Indian Indians. It is currently unoccupied by habitation. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

Paleolithic
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National Register listing

1987

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Domestic and Habitation Structures

Caves
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Environmental and Natural Features

Rock Shelters
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Coordinates

38.23° N, -86.56° E