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14,000 BP |
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The Saltville Valley can date its human occupation back 14,000 years.
Prehistoric creatures visited the valley, attracted by the
extensive salt deposits.
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A.D. 1000-1500 |
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A Woodland Indian village was located at the eastern end
of the valley.
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1700s |
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Two of Patrick Henry's sisters moved into the Saltville
Valley in the 1780's and began the commercial production of
salt. This production continued unabated for the next 200
years.
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the valley's salt history and its history as a company town.
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sponsors paleontological and archeological research in
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Ice Age Exhibit at Museum of Middle Appalachians |
Fossils from the late Pleistocene Epoch have been
found in the Saltville Valley since the late 1700's and are
still being found during paleo-archeological excavations held
each summer in the Saltville Valley. Included on display from these excavations are
bones and fossils of the mastodon, woolly mammoth, musk ox,
black bear, horse, small mammals, birds, and fish.
The Ice Age
Exhibit also features full-sized casts of a mastodon, woolly
mammoth skull, and a giant beaver. Visit the Museum soon
to learn more about the unique ice age history of the Saltville
Valley.
Read about a new discovery made during the Summer 2006 Saltville
Dig!
[Exhibits] [Saltville Hall] [Education Programs] [Saltville Foundation] [Museum Store] [Links]
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