Nottingham Site | |
| Nearest city | Upper Marlboro, Maryland |
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| NRHP reference No. | 75002083[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 12, 1975 |
Nottingham is a small town on thePatuxent River inPrince George's County,Maryland, United States. It contains anarchaeological site which was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
TheNottingham site is anarcheological site located on a terrace of thePatuxent River, nearUpper Marlboro,Prince George's County, Maryland. The site contains an important record of more than 5000 years of prehistory, includingMiddle Archaic (c. 6000 BC) throughLate Woodland (AD 1600) materials. Of particular note are a sizable Middle Woodland Selby Bay component, and a large Late Woodland component (c. AD 1550–1600) which may correspond to the village of Mattpament depicted onJohn Smith's 1608 map.[2]
The Bowie family settled in this area during the colonial period, building a number of homes including "Mattaponi".[3]
Benjamin Contee was born in Nottingham.
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