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June 6, 2025
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Harvard Researcher Eric Johnson sifts dirt excavated at a site, searching for remnants of production debris from Campbell’s Wampum Mill, which existed near the Electric Lake area.
Montvale

HISTORY UNEARTHED: Researcher Recovers Shells From 19th Century Industry

September 3, 2019 Michael Olohan

MONTVALE, N.J.—After not finding evidence of wampum-making at a former Park Ridge wampum factory site earlier this summer, in mid-August a team of archeologists from Harvard and Montclair State universities […]

Park Ridge

History Unearthed? Harvard Researcher Excavates For Wampum Industry Relics

July 22, 2019 Michael Olohan

PARK RIDGE, N.J.—There was no pay dirt recently for researchers hoping to locate traces of wampum production near Electric Lake in Park Ridge.  However, at some private homes, investigations are […]

Back in Time

FROM PASCACK TO THE PLAINS: The Story of Campbell Wampum

May 21, 2019 Kristin Beuscher

Pascack Press reported May 3 on the May 20 archaeological dig in Park Ridge, which revolves around the region’s once prevalent wampum-making industry.  Researcher Eric Johnson, a Ph.D. candidate with […]

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