Fort Shantok Archeological District

Infobox_nrhp | name = Fort Shantok Archeological District
nrhp_type = nhl


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nearest_city= Montville, Connecticut
locmapin = Connecticut
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architect =
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designated = April 12, 1993cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1958&ResourceType=Site
title=Fort Shantok Archeological District |accessdate=2007-10-03|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = March 20, 1986cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = State
refnum = 86000469

Fort Shantok Archeological District in Montville, Connecticut was the site of the principal Mohegan settlement in the seventeenth century and the home of Uncas the Mohegan leader. Formerly a state park, the land was transferred to the Mohegans. [ [http://www.acsarchaeology.com/projects/fort_shantok_state_park_at_moheg.htm Fort Shantok State Park at Mohegan] ] The area was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1993.

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