Sunshine Locality

Sunshine Locality
Nearest city Ely, Nevada
Area 34,500 acres (14,000 ha)
NRHP Reference # 78001731[1]
Added to NRHP January 30, 1978

Sunshine Locality is a 345,000-acre (140,000 ha) archeological site listed on the National Register of Historic Places is located in Long Valley, Nevada, United States.[2][3] The Nevada State Museum, the Desert Research Institute have played a leadership role in the excavations at the site.

History

The site was listed on the historic register in 1978 and was classified as a camp.[4]

References

  1. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Sunshine Locality". The Online Nevada Encyclopedia. 2009-03-20. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  3. "Terminal Pleistocene/Early Holocene Environmental Change at the Sunshine Locality, North-Central Nevada, U.S.A.". Quaternary Research. 2001. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  4. "NEVADA - White Pine County - Historic Districts". www.nationalregisterofhistoricalplaces.com. Retrieved 2009-06-03.

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