A type of prehistoric stone projectile point used by Paleo-Indians, or referring to the archaeological culture that created them. Also a place name for several locations in the United States.
Named after Folsom, New Mexico, where these distinctive fluted spear points were first discovered in 1908. The town itself was named after Frances Folsom Cleveland, wife of President Grover Cleveland, though the archaeological term now overshadows this origin.
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