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Indian Cave Petroglyphs (West Virginia)

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NRHP Reference #
  
76001937

Added to NRHP
  
16 March 1976

Area
  
4,000 m²

Nearest city
  
Goodhope, West Virginia

Indian Cave Petroglyphs is a historic archaeological site located near Good Hope, Harrison County, West Virginia. It consists of petroglyphs occupying an area of 20 feet by 4 feet on the back wall of a rockshelter. They were first reported by archaeologist William Henry Holmes (1846-1933) of the Bureau of American Ethnology who visited the area in 1889. He also found pottery that indicates an occupation or occupations between 500 and 1675.

The Indian Cave Petroglyphs were again studied by archaeologist James L. Swauger in 1970 and were listed as an archaeological site on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

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Indian Cave Petroglyphs (West Virginia) Wikipedia


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