The McCandless Archeological Site is an

archeological 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 and ...

located near Elkton,

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. The site is one of a group of interrelated sites illustrating the various phases of stone tool production and living area activities. It was listed on the

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in 1983.

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*, at Maryland Historical Trust website Archaic period in North America Archaeological sites in Cecil County, Maryland Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Native American history of Maryland National Register of Historic Places in Cecil County, Maryland {{CecilCountyMD-NRHP-stub