Dale's Pale Archeological District
Dale's Pale Archeological District is a set of historic archaeological sites and national historic district located near Chester, Chesterfield County, Virginia. The district consists of a collection of four county owned archaeological sites. They are the location of a defensive palisade built by Sir Thomas Dale in 1613 around the original settlement at Bermuda Hundred, which he founded. It is a two mile long, berm-and-ditch feature, running between the high banks overlooking the James and Appomattox Rivers. The other sites within the district include a Middle Woodland Period (500 BC– AD 200) settlement, and a late 17th- or early 18th-century house with its associated dump.[3]
Dale's Pale Archeological District | |
 Part of the site, along Bermuda Hundred Road | |
| Location | South shore of James R., Chesterfield County Park, Chester, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Area | 158 acres (64 ha) |
| MPS | Prehistoric through Historic Archeological and Architectural Resources at Bermuda Hundred MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 06001012[1] |
| VLR No. | 020-5371 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 19, 2007 |
| Designated VLR | September 6, 2006[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- Virginia Department of Historic Resources (2007). "Notes on Virginia, 2007: Dale's Pale Archeological District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
