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Poverty Flat Site

Coordinates: 37°11′00″N 121°30′03″W / 37.18333°N 121.50083°W / 37.18333; -121.50083 (Poverty Flat Site)
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Poverty Flat Site
Poverty Flat Site is located in California
Poverty Flat Site
Poverty Flat Site
Location in Santa Clara County
LocationPoverty Flat Road, Morgan Hill, California
Coordinates37°11′00″N 121°30′03″W / 37.18333°N 121.50083°W / 37.18333; -121.50083 (Poverty Flat Site)
Area2,000 ft (610 m)
BuiltPrehistoric
NRHP reference No.72000254
Added to NRHPFebruary 23, 1972

Poverty Flat Site is a prehistoric village site in Morgan Hill, California, located in Henry W. Coe State Park.[1] Poverty Flat Site was officially recognized and listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 23, 1972.[2]

History

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Poverty Flat features five designated sites. Sites 1 through 4 are located on the north bank of the Middle Fork Coyote Creek, while site 5 is situated on the southern bank.[3]

The Poverty Flat Site area spans 300 300 ft (91 m) in length and 100 ft (30 m) feet in width, with depths ranging from 2 ft (0.61 m) to 5 ft (1.5 m). Comprising a significant deposit of dark gray ashy debris, it contains numerous fire-fractured rocks, human bone, as well as chips and flakes of obsidian mixed with chert. Situated near ample water sources and abundant food reserves at the canyon's base, it suggests the site served as a semi-permanent Costanoan Native American village.[4][5]

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References

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  1. ^ William E. Pritchard (April 5, 1970). National Register of Historic Places Nomination From, Poverty Flat Site (4-SCL-S1), Henry Willard COE State Park, California. National Park Service. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "Poverty Flat Site". Office of Historic Preservation. February 23, 1972. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  3. ^ "Henry W. Coe State Park" (PDF). California State Parks. Santa Clara, California. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "National Register of Historic Places, Supplement 1974". National Park Service. 1974. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  5. ^ "The National Register of Historic Places". National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. 1976. p. 74. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
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