Tag Archives: archaeology
The Excavation of the Danley Mound
Did you know that there was a band of snail-eating Native Americans living between modern West Point and Iron City a few centuries before the birth of Christ? On March 25, 1962, three archaeologists conducted the first-ever archaeological dig in … Continue reading
The Excavation of Holy Trinity Cemetery
A cemetery moved across the county? It happened here in June 2006. The German Catholic Homestead Association purchased over 25,000 acres of land in Lawrence County in the years following the Civil War. Their goal was to establish Catholic churches … Continue reading
Lawrence County History Trivia 