Selden Island
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Selden Island is a 408-acre island in the Potomac River, located about 32 km (20 miles) WNW of Washington, DC. It is about 4 km long and 0.4 0.5 km wide (2.5 x 1/4 1/3 miles). Although it is located within Montgomery County, Maryland, the only road access is via a bridge connecting it to the Loudoun County, Virginia side of the river. Archaeological evidence indicates the island has been a site of human activity since the Early Woodland period, around 1000 BCE. A characteristic type of pottery known as Selden Island ware dates from this period. It is also the site of a significant Late…mehr

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Selden Island is a 408-acre island in the Potomac River, located about 32 km (20 miles) WNW of Washington, DC. It is about 4 km long and 0.4 0.5 km wide (2.5 x 1/4 1/3 miles). Although it is located within Montgomery County, Maryland, the only road access is via a bridge connecting it to the Loudoun County, Virginia side of the river. Archaeological evidence indicates the island has been a site of human activity since the Early Woodland period, around 1000 BCE. A characteristic type of pottery known as Selden Island ware dates from this period. It is also the site of a significant Late Woodland period settlement known as the Walker Prehistoric Village, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.