Ancient Stone Towers Believed to be Cave Entrances in West Virgina

Ancient Stone Towers Believed to be Cave Entrances in West Virgina

The History Of Fayette County, West Virginia  1926 
Ancient Stone Walls of West Virginia

"Near the summit of the mountain dividing the waters of Loup and Armstrong creeks, in Fayette county, West Virginia, there is found the remains of a very remarkable stone wall, which was well known by the first white settlers in the Kanawha valley, and to the Ohio Indians who passed along this route in hunting and other expeditions, toward the valley of Virginia, where, according to their legends, the buffalo migrated periodically from the Ohio valley, and further west.

Stone Towers Along the Stone Wall Marks the Entrance to a Cave

    A recent visit by the writers of this history finds the wall but little, if any, changed since the visit of Captain Page about fifty years ago.  Two things, however, they did discover - one, a great stone in the center of the enclosure which was probably the throne of the chieftain of the race or the sacrificial altar of the strange people whose beginnings and end are lost in the mists of antiquity.  The other disclosure was that the tower on the outside of the wall apparently covers the entrance to a cave, and the supposition is that the tower on the inside serves a like purpose.  Were these people, then, cave dwellers?  To what depth does the ancient passageway beneath the stones lead?  What would one find therein?  These questions we leave for the more intrepid to answer.

Nephilim Queens Tomb is Discovered in Athens County, Ohio

Nephilim Queens Tomb is Discovered in Athens County, Ohio

Athens county is dotted with burial mounds, many of which contained the remains of giant human skeletons. It is evident from the large females that have been discovered in burial mounds that the ancient giant race was a matriarchal society.

History of Athens County, Ohio 1905
    A small mound located on the very top of the hill bordering the eastern part of Wolf's Plains and a little northeast of the house now occupied by Mr. J. Taylor, a superintendent of the Johnson Mining Company mine here, was opened by two or three citizens in the spring of 1905.  They were in search of copper and stone articles and more especially inscriptions.  At the bottom of the mound and lying on a huge flat stone was a skeleton, apparently of a woman.  The lower limbs have crossed. The bones had been much decayed from the action of water.  The explorers stated that the bones were remarkably large. The jaw bone would easily fit over that of the average man of today and leave plenty of space besides. The forearm bones were 5 inches larger than those of an average man.  Charcoal was found in three separate layers

Stone Walls and Large Ancient City Described Along the Ohio River in West Virginia

    Stone Walls and Large Ancient City Described Along the Ohio River in West Virginia

Stonewall or fort above Pratt, West Virginia, formerly known as Clifton.

   Ten miles below the mouth of Armstrong Creek, on the Kanawha river, is another wall similar to the one in Fayette county described by Captain Wm. N. Page.  It is on a high mountain, facing the river, just above the mouth of Paint Creek.  The characteristics of the two works are so nearly alike that the foregoing description of the one at Loup creek renders unnecessary any description of the one at Paint creek, except to say that it is erected on a smaller scale.

At the base of the Paint creek mountain, too, is an extensive burying ground, similar to the one described.  It is just where the village of Pratt (formerly Clifton), now stands; and so numerous are the remains that excavations for any purpose are almost sure to unearth skeletons, as well as stone, bone, earthenware, copper implements, and relics. [The burial are not marked by mounds]

At Sattes, opposite the mouth of the Coal River, there have been found evidences of a very large city, much larger than Charleston.  There are also carved stones in different places on the river.  Earthworks or fortifications are also found several places both on the Kanawha and on the Coal river