The Hoye Site or Hoye Prehistoric Indian Village site, now officially known as the Sang Run Site, is an
archaeological site
An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology a ...
located within
Garrett County, Maryland, near
Oakland. Situated on the east bank of
Youghiogheny River
The Youghiogheny River , or the Yough (pronounced Yok ) for short, is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 15, 2011 tributary of the Monongahela River in the U.S. ...
, this site was occupied by Native American groups beginning in the Archaic period and includes a significant period of occupation as a Monongahela village site from approximately 1000 to 1500 AD.
Maryland Archeobotanical Database - Sang Run Site
Maryland Historical Trust and Jefferson Patterson Museum & Park. Accessed November 23, 2021. It is the southernmost late prehistoric village known in the Youghiogheny drainage area and was the only known Late Woodland
A woodland () is, in the broad sense, land covered with trees, or in a narrow sense, synonymous with wood (or in the U.S., the ''plurale tantum'' woods), a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade (se ...
occupation in Garrett County at the time of its NRHP nomination.[
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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 1975.
References
External links
*, including photo from 1973, at Maryland Historical Trust
Archaeological sites in Garrett County, Maryland
Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
Native American history of Maryland
Late Woodland period
National Register of Historic Places in Garrett County, Maryland
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