Saltville, VA -- Woodland Indians -- Museum of the Middle Appalachians Exhibit

Museum of the Middle Appalachians

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14,000 BP

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

A Woodland Indian village was located at the eastern end of the valley.

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1700s

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 Saltville Foundation sponsors paleontological and archeological research in the Saltville area.

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Native Americans were attracted by the Saltville Valley's natural resources and the abundance of animals in the area. Early Native American were hunting mammals in the Saltville Valley 10,000 years ago.

At the Museum of the Middle Appalachians, view an extensive collection of Woodland Indian artifacts recovered locally by Marion native Pat Bass. Ms. Bass had an avid interest in archaeology and spent many years of her life compiling this collection.

The Woodland period refers to the cultures that lived in the woodlands of the eastern United States. Also on display are photographs of pictographs found on Paint Lick Mountain in nearby Tazewell County, Virginia.

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