Wildcat Branch Petroglyphs


Wildcat Branch Petroglyphs
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Fort Gay, West Virginia
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
NRHP Reference #	79002603^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 22, 1979

The Wildcat Branch Petroglyphs are five prehistoric petroglyph carvings located near Fort Gay, West Virginia. 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.^[2] The carvings were likely made during the Late Woodland period.^[3]

References

↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ 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.

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