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Pre-ColumbianSite Name: Armstrong Mountain Alternative Name: Mount Armstrong, WVCountry: United States
NOTE: This site is 87.743 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: The South Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: Mt. Carbon
Latitude: 38.098883N Longitude: 81.3032W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
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Artificial Mound in The South
From the Historical Marker on site: "Ancient Works ~ On a ridge between Armstrong and Loop Creeks across the river are extensive pre-historic stone ruins whose walls are several miles long, and enclose a large area. Many of these stones are from the valley below the old wall."
(Olafson, Inghram, and McMichael 1958)
"The northernmost limit of the site is about one mile south of the mouth of Armstrong Creek, and from this point, it extends southward for an airline distance of about three miles, or five miles if the meanders of the ridge top are followed. The principal feature of the site, is, of course, the “stone walls”. Actually windrows would be more appropriate in that these are not laid-up walls but rather crude rows of loosely piled rock...
"Beginning on the north, the first encountered (See Map 2). has been designated Wall 1. This is a U-shaped windrow of loosely piled rocks crossing the ridge as it slopes down to the Kanawha, just east of the mouth of Armstrong Creek. It is about one-half mile south of the river, but it lies 1,200 feet above the river level or 1,790 feet above sea level. This structure rests on a fairly level bench or shelf where it crosses the ridge and is well preserved. It is about two feet high and about 20 feet wide."
Further reading and information:
https://wvexplorer.com/2022/02/05/ancient-walls-on-armstrong-mountain-old-timers-tale/
https://wvexplorer.com/attractions/prehistoric/mount-carbon-stone-walls/
Directions: Mt. Carbon, WV ~ Via Armstrong Creek Rd. and Cooper St ~ 5.5 mi south
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