Arrowhead Hunt

In the past I have told stories of Native Americans in relation to Peachtree Falls. These are stories that I have heard for as long as I can remember. Just down stream from the falls is a cliff overhang that would have been perfect for a camp all those years ago. This coming Labor Day weekend I plan to go there camping and looking for artifacts. I think I’m going to try panning for arrowheads and things of that nature. The cliff is located far enough from the creek bed that water cannot reach it.

When I was living in Ohio I used to go out into freshly plowed fields looking for arrowheads. It is especially productive following a rain because flint shines like glass when it is wet. I’ve been wanting to look for arrowheads under the cliff ever since a friend showed me a beautiful arrowhead that he found a little further downstream from the cliff. I had never seen one like it before. It was mostly red about three inches long and flawless. That was the first time I had ever encountered red flint.

The cliff is located at the closest entrance into the area of the falls. Anybody traveling to the falls from higher in the mountains would have to pass directly by the overhang en route to the falls unless they came from further down stream. Even in that case they would still pass within 75 yards of the overhanging rock. I very much enjoy looking for arrowheads and finding them under the cliff would lend a lot of credibility to the old stories.

I have been needing an escape anyway and the one night recently wasn’t enough. This blog, which has been sitting pretty much idle, is proof of that. I’ve been having a concentration problem. At any rate, hopefully I’ll have some cool arrowheads to show off and I’ll tell the stories that belong with them. That is if they are there to be found.