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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.

Click here to read more about the valley's salt history and its history as a company town. 
 
The Saltville Foundation sponsors paleontological and archeological research in the Saltville area.
 

   
 
Prehistoric creatures visited the Saltville Valley Visit our Geology, Ice Age, Woodland Indians, Civil War and Company Town exhibits.
 

 

Visit the Museum's extensive picture library The Museum has a collection of more than 4,000 photos which can be viewed and purchased at the Museum Store.
Extensive Photo Library at Museum of the Middle Appalachians
 

 

Tour the Museum of the Middle Appalachian and vist it's store. The Museum Store has books that relate to the Ice Age, Native Americans, Civil War, the geology of Saltville, the surrounding area and the history of Saltville.
  Visit Saltville...
See some permanent Civil War fortifications.
Salt Park, with reconstructed salt furnace
Replica of cabin where Patrick Henry's sister lived and other historic buildings
 Explore the scenic beauty of the valley, surrounding hills and mountains.
 See two steam locomotives.

Map of Saltville, VA -- Visit the Museum of the Middle Appalachians
 
  Two Historic Civil War Battle Sites
Saltville was extremely important to the Confederacy during the Civil War.  The Union wanted to destroy Saltville because it was the primary source of salt for the South.  At that time salt was the primary method of preserving food . 

Two Civil War battles were fought in Saltville -- the first was fought on October 2, 1864 and resulted in the defeat a Union army of 5,200 men.  The second battle on December 20, 1864, resulted in the capture of Saltville and it's saltworks by the Union army.  Click here to learn more.

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