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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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