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<< Other Photo Pages >> Armstrong Mountain - Artificial Mound in United States in The South

Submitted by AKFisher on Friday, 28 July 2023  Page Views: 715

Pre-ColumbianSite Name: Armstrong Mountain Alternative Name: Mount Armstrong, WV
Country: United States
NOTE: This site is 37.062 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:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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Armstrong Mountain
Armstrong Mountain submitted by AKFisher : One of the few remaining mounds (rock & earth) at Mount Armstrong by Mt. Carbon, West Virginia. The mountain had several stone towers, mounds, black flint mines, and a mysterious set of rock walls investigated by a Smithsonian field agent in the late 1800s. Modern mining has destroyed most of the mounds and towers, but portions of the rock walls and the flint operation are still present. ... (Vote or comment on this photo)
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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Armstrong Mountain
Armstrong Mountain submitted by AKFisher : Looking for ancient structures can be difficult. At Mount Armstrong, WVa we got permission to hike to the top. It was around 7 miles each way. If you look at the upper left side you can see fog and some of the mountain behind the fog. That's where we walked to from this point. Photo courtesy Dr Greg Little, author of the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Indian Mounds & Earthworks (201... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Armstrong Mountain
Armstrong Mountain submitted by AKFisher : This is a portion of the remaining stone walls on the top of Mount Armstrong next to Mt. Carbon, West Virginia. The walls were once extensive and there were stone towers, chambers, and mounds on the top of Mount Armstrong. Photo courtesy Dr Greg Little, author of the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Indian Mounds & Earthworks (2016). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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