Cypress Island, Susquehanna River; Lancaster County; Pennsylvania; USA
Island Name:
Cypress Island
Island Grouping:
Susquehanna River Islands
Date created:
6000–1000 BC (Middle to Late Archaic period)
Collection History:
Collection history unknown, but possibly collected by Samuel H. Zahm or H. L. Simon; subsequently in the collection of Charles T. Steigerwalt (1858-1912, a collector of coins and antiques from Lancaster, Pennsylvania); purchased by MAI at an auction of Charles Steigerwalt's collection held by the Stanley V. Henkels & Company of Philadelphia in 1917.
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