{"nrhp_refnum":"03001194","name":"Wade Archeological Site (44CH0062)","other_names":[],"category":"site","location":{"address":"1035 Fort Hill Trail","address_restricted":false,"city":"Randolph","county":"Charlotte County","state":"VA","lat":36.88716899700006,"lon":-78.70451486599995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2003-10-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Prehistoric"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"An archaeological site of a Native American village, about 270 by 70 meters, on a natural levee 130 meters north of the Staunton River near Randolph, Charlotte County, Virginia. It dates to A.D. 1000-1450 and lies within Staunton River Battlefield State Park.","why_significant":"The site is significant under Criterion D for its information potential about the Late Woodland Period and the probable ancestors of the Saponi Indians. Its pits, hearth, post molds, burials and well-preserved bone, shell, copper and food remains can inform study of community organization, trade, status and subsistence. Few similar village sites survive on the middle Roanoke/Staunton River because reservoirs have affected the others.","narrative":"Near Randolph in Charlotte County, Virginia, this Native American village site sits on a gently rising natural levee about 130 meters north of the Staunton River. Occupied from roughly A.D. 1000 to 1450, it covers an area of about 270 by 70 meters. Longwood College field school archaeologists located it in 1996 and excavated parts of it through 1999. They found an undisturbed midden, storage and trash pits, a large hearth, post molds and three burial pits holding five individuals. Artifacts reflect the Dan River culture: sand-tempered pottery, small triangular arrow points, bone fishhooks, awls and beads, shell beads and copper tubular beads. Animal bone from deer, elk, bear, fox, turtle and fish shows what residents ate. The site is considered the likely home of ancestors of the Saponi Indians. Because reservoirs have affected most comparable villages along the river, its well-preserved remains hold unusual research value for understanding community life, trade and status.","period_of_significance":"Prehistoric-Late Woodland Period (A.D. 1000-1450)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":["D"],"status_note":"Open field no longer cultivated; owned by a state park. Excavated burials were documented in place and not removed.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:02.72459-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/45/6800/41680045/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/03001194.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03001194/c623f61c61-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03001194/c623f61c61-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wade_Site,_Staunton_River_Battlefield_SP.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wade_Site,_Staunton_River_Battlefield_SP.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680045","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wade_Archeological_Site","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14713483"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/charlotte-county/wade-archeological-site-44ch0062-03001194/"}