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Indian Cave Petroglyphs (West Virginia)

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Indian Cave Petroglyphs
Nearest cityGood Hope, West Virginia
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
NRHP reference No.76001937[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 16, 1976

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. These artifacts 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.[2]

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.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Joan K. Pitts (October 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Indian Cave Petroglyphs" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 5, 2011.