Ancient Stone Circle Located in Wyoming County, West Virginia

Ancient Stone Circle Located in Wyoming County, West Virginia

The impression of the stone circle can be seen directly below "Fort Branch" on the map.

History of Wyoming County, West Virginia 1965
Apparently, the original structure was built of loose field stones carried from the immediately surrounding vicinity and put together without mortar.  The original foundation was yet in evidence, being a mound packed with earth, which was, undoubtedly carried from the spot some 200 feet distance, leaving a sizeable depression in the ground.  both the shape of foundation and position of the fallen stones indicate the structure was circular in shape.  Clay from the foundation mound, compared with that of the depression, was found to be the same type.  A study of the fallen stones revealed that while the greater number are, without a doubt, native to the immediate area there were some which may have been brought from quite a long distance along an ancient trail.
   Limited excavation to a depth of six or seven feet at the center of the original foundation disclosed bones identified as a human rib and arm bone.  Perhaps the same tribes who built the mysterious stone walls in Fayette County also raised the circular stone structure in Wyoming.
   In 1959 the garden clubs of Pineville, Mullens and Welch brought to public notice that the ruins of the Indian fort should be restored as a historic attraction for tourists.  Through their efforts, restoration of the ruins was undertaken by the Roadside Park Division of the State Road Commission of West Virginia.  The restoration was completed and opened to the public within a year or two. It is off the main road a mile or two up Fort Branch, easily accessible by car.  Turn off at Fort Branch schoolhouse and keep going until you find it.  You can't miss it.

From Pineville
Head southeast on River Dr. Ave toward Pine Ave
Turn rt on WV -16 S. Pinnacle Ave
Turn left on Fort Branch Rd

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