Wildcat Branch Petroglyphs

Wildcat Branch Petroglyphs
Nearest city Fort Gay, West Virginia
Area 0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
NRHP reference # 79002603[1]
Added to NRHP July 22, 1979

The Wildcat Branch Petroglyphs are five prehistoric petroglyph carvings located near Fort Gay, West Virginia. The petroglyphs are carved on a large rock in the backyard of a private home and are within 100 feet (30 m) of a creek. Four of the carvings depict birds, while the fifth appears to depict a beaver.[2] The carvings were likely made during the Late Woodland period.[3]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Morales, Reinaldo. "1999 North America Journal". Archived from the original on August 29, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Land Use Master Plan: Wayne County, WV" (PDF). E. L. Robinson. January 20, 2004.


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