National Register of Historic Places

Little Mountain Pictograph Site

Blackstone, Nottoway County, Virginia
Listed
February 15, 1991
Type
Site
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
91000021

About this property

Little Mountain Pictograph Site is a historic archaeological site located near Blackstone, Nottoway County, Virginia. It is a winter solstice observation site that probably dates post-1400 AD and is Mississippian. It was recorded and published by the Virginia Rockart Survey. The three glyphs are located inside a cave or shallow shelter. They are a track glyph, hand glyph, and undefined glyph that appears to be a sun. The glyphs are in shadow all year except during the winter solstice, when the sun travels far enough south to illuminate the inside of the wall containing the glyphs. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

Location

Blackstone, Nottoway County, Virginia

Categories

PREHISTORIC
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Questions about this property

When was Little Mountain Pictograph Site listed on the National Register?

Little Mountain Pictograph Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 15, 1991.

What type of historic resource is Little Mountain Pictograph Site?

Little Mountain Pictograph Site is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Little Mountain Pictograph Site?

The period of significance for Little Mountain Pictograph Site is recorded as the pre_contact era.

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