Since deciding to go hunting for Indian artifacts I have been doing some internet research into Indians and their relation to the Big Coal River area. The following excerpt comes from an article entitled Landscape and History at the Headwaters of the Big Coal River Valley.
–One Indian trail proceeded along Marsh Fork from Jarrold’s Valley and up Drew’s Creek, crossing Cherry Pond Mountain through the Indian Gap. Artifacts and relics related to every period of Native American occupation are still found at sites scattered throughout the mountains, particularly along Indian trails and around the bedrock overhangs known locally as rock shelters or camp rocks.–
I believe the overhang I intend to investigate this weekend is one of these rock shelters. During the time that Indians would have occupied this area the creek up through Peachtree and Drews Creek would have been the easiest way to travel up the hollows. It is actually said the road that passes right by the falls was the original route into the hollows used by the settlers. Being as that is the case it also stands to reason this could have very well been one of the trails mentioned in the articles.
–Peach Tree Creek was named by the first white settlers because they encountered peach trees planted near the mouth of the hollow.–
The articles say that Indians planted the fruit trees from which Peach Tree is named.
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August 30th, 2007 at 1:11 pm
Here’s hoping you find something really interesting. Wouldn’t that be great?
Have fun.
August 30th, 2007 at 5:43 pm
I have high hopes… especially after reading a lot of articles that seem to back up my suspicions of a Native American presence around the falls all those years ago.
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