Saltville Hall -- Special Exhibits at the 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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The Saltville Hall currently features a display of handmade quilts from local quilters and quilting groups.

The Museum is open
Monday through Saturday 10AM - 4PM
Sunday 1-4 PM

Permanent exhibits feature the geology of the Appalachians, the Ice Age, Native American culture, a new story of the arrival of Europeans to Southwest Virginia, the early salt industry, local influences on the Civil War, beginning of the chemical industry, life in a company town, and a misplaced salt water ecology. The Museum documents 30,000 years of local history.

Annual Museum membership starts at $10 for an Individual.

Groups of 10 or more can be accommodated with a guided tour of the Museum for $1 per person.

For more information contact the Museum of the Middle Appalachians at
276-496-3633 or visit the museum website at www.museum-mid-app.org.

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