Stickleyville in Lee County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Long Hunters
Photographed By Craig Doda, July 27, 2020
1. Long Hunters Marker
Inscription.
Long hunters, so named because they left home for months at a time, pursued game beyond the limits of Euro-American settlement in the 18th century. Hunting parties of ten formed in the Holston River valley and traveled west before setting up base camps from which hunters dispersed in groups of two or three. In 1761, Elisha Wallen established the first-known base camp here in Powell Valley. Long hunters, including Daniel Boone, explored present day Kentucky and Tennessee and brought back deer, elk, and bison hides and beaver and otter pelts to sell in eastern markets. Native Americans, primarily Cherokee and Shawnee, violently resisted this use of their traditional hunting territory.
Long hunters, so named because they left home for months at a time, pursued game beyond the limits of Euro-American settlement in the 18th century. Hunting parties of ten formed in the Holston River valley and traveled west before setting up base camps from which hunters dispersed in groups of two or three. In 1761, Elisha Wallen established the first-known base camp here in Powell Valley. Long hunters, including Daniel Boone, explored present day Kentucky and Tennessee and brought back deer, elk, and bison hides and beaver and otter pelts to sell in eastern markets. Native Americans, primarily Cherokee and Shawnee, violently resisted this use of their traditional hunting territory.
Erected 2019 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number K-127.)
Location. 36° 43.061′ N, 82° 55.808′ W. Marker is in Stickleyville, Virginia, in Lee County. Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 58/421 and Pine Drive, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 58/421. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Duffield VA 24244, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 734 times since then and 89 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on December 20, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
