Indian Paintings

Indian Paintings
Nearest city Maiden Spring, Virginia
Area 0 acres (0 ha)
NRHP Reference # 69000284[1]
VLR # 092-0007
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 3, 1969
Designated VLR May 13, 1969[2]

Indian Paintings is a historic archaeological site located near Maiden Spring, Tazewell County, Virginia. These pictographs are on a rock face high on Paint Lick Mountain. Stretched in a horizontal line along the irregular exposure is a series of simple images representing thunderbirds, human figures, deer, arrows, trees, and the sun, all painted in a red medium using iron oxide.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. "Registered Historic Landmarks in Tazewell County". Tazewell County Historical Society.


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