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Wildcat Branch Petroglyphs

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Wildcat Branch Petroglyphs
Nearest cityFort Gay, West Virginia
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
NRHP reference No.79002603[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 22, 1979

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]

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Register of Historic Places". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  3. ^ Morales, Reinaldo. "1999 North America Journal". Archived from the original on August 29, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  4. ^ "Land Use Master Plan: Wayne County, WV" (PDF). E. L. Robinson. January 20, 2004.