The Wildcat Branch Petroglyphs are five prehistoric petroglyph carvings located near Fort Gay, West Virginia. They were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[2] The petroglyphs are carved on a large rock in the backyard of a private home and are within 100 feet (30 m) of a creek. Four of the carvings depict birds, while the fifth appears to depict a beaver.[3] The carvings were likely made during the Late Woodland period.[4]
Wildcat Branch Petroglyphs | |
| Nearest city | Fort Gay, West Virginia |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002603[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 22, 1979 |
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ Morales, Reinaldo. "1999 North America Journal". Archived from the original on August 29, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
- ^ "Land Use Master Plan: Wayne County, WV" (PDF). E. L. Robinson. January 20, 2004.