It is the only known Woodland period riverine-oriented village site in the tidewater Patapsco River valley, partially escaping the destructive forces of gravel quarrying.
The site appears to have been abandoned as a permanent village in the early 16th century.
[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
[1] In 2022, the Maryland Department of Transportation and Department of Natural Resources funded $50,000 for archaeological work at the property of the historic Elkridge Furnace Complex, beginning in July.
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