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in the state collection. Farther east on the hillside was a scattered 
early site with graves. 
81 Mr Clark mentioned the Sheldon site on lot 69 but only 
said it resembled other forts. It occupies the most commanding 
situation of any in the county, and is on a high and steep bluff 
south of the Hollow road and of a stream flowing into East Lime- 
stone creek. The bluff is nearly or quite 300 feet high, precipitous 
on the north side with an abrupt slope on the east and south. 
There is a depression on the west. The summit is a plateau of 
about 450 feet from north to south with a width of 350 feet 
at the north end and of 230 feet at the south. It was occupied 
for some years and recent articles are found. There is higher land 
beyond the western depression. The probable date is about 1630. 
Fig. 87 shows this site, the town covering the whole plateau. 
82 A mile south of Delphi was a stockade between two ravines 
on H. Chase’s land, lot 99 with a cemetery on the south just over 
the Fabius line. Clark located it on lot 100 which it almost reaches. 
His plan is too large and broad; a better one is given in fig. 74. 
Most of the fort is now obliterated, but it was long and narrow, 
about 250 by 750 feet. Most of the lodges were near the north 
end. The two grooved boulders in the southeast corner have 
been removed. Postholes yet remain in a shallow trench, averag- 
ing about two feet from center to center, half the distance stated 
by Clark. He said that bodies were buried here “one row with 
their heads to the west and the next row with their heads to the 
east.” Another odd statement of early settlers was that “the pali- 
sades were set in the bottom of a ditch which was in some places 
6 feet deep.” Recent articles are found. 
83 On the south line of Pompey, lot 98, extending into lot 
8, Fabius was a circular stockade on a hill of which fig. 76 is a plan. 
Nearly a quarter of the fort is still in woodland and it had a 
diameter of about 225 feet. Some European articles are found 
but it was an early village located two and one half miles south- 
west of Delphi. 
84 About a mile northwest of the last, on lot 97, west of Car- 
penter’s pond was a cemetery with brass kettles. 
