The Byrd Leibhart Site, designated 36 YO 170 is a historic archaeological site located in Native Lands County Park at Lower Windsor Township, York County, Pennsylvania. It was the site of a late 17th-century fortified settlement. Artifacts were first discovered in 1929, and an excavation undertaken by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission took place in July–August 1970. The excavation identified three cemeteries, a village component, stockade, and a longhouse. The excavations uncovered a range of native and European trade goods dating to the late 17th century.[2]

Byrd Leibhart Site (36YO170)
Gravestones at Byrd Leibhart
Byrd Leibhart Site is located in Pennsylvania
Byrd Leibhart Site
Byrd Leibhart Site is located in the United States
Byrd Leibhart Site
LocationNative Lands County Park, Lower Windsor Township, York County, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°58′41.4″N 76°29′54″W / 39.978167°N 76.49833°W / 39.978167; -76.49833
Area11 acres (4.5 ha)
NRHP reference No.84003955[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 14, 2009

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved December 21, 2011. Note: This includes Ira Beckerman (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Byrd Leibhart Site (36YO170)" (PDF). Retrieved December 20, 2011.
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