Carbaugh Run Rhyolite Quarry Site
Carbaugh Run Rhyolite Quarry Site, Archaeological quarry site in Franklin Township, Pennsylvania.
The Carbaugh Run Rhyolite Quarry Site contains forty excavation pits across 101 acres of land on Snaggy Ridge, west of Carbaugh Run.
Norman Keefer discovered this quarry location in the 1920s, leading to its registration in the National Register of Historic Places in January 1986.
Indigenous populations utilized this location to extract rhyolite, a volcanic rock essential for manufacturing tools and weapons throughout different historical periods.
The site provides researchers with reference materials to trace the origins of rhyolite found in other locations across Pennsylvania and surrounding regions.
This quarry represents one of three known prehistoric extraction sites along South Mountain, featuring both mining areas and an associated settlement zone.
Location: Pennsylvania
GPS coordinates: 39.88400,-77.45733
Latest update: May 24, 2025 09:51
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