St. Albans in Kanawha County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

St. Albans Archeological Site

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 11, 2010

1. St. Albans Archeological Site Marker

Inscription. Discovered in 1963 by Sam Kessell. Recognized as one of the oldest and deepest stratified sites of the Early Archaic period (8,000-10,000 BC). Artifacts recovered document early inhabitants who camped here along Kanawha River, were small hunter-gather groups with ancestral links to modern Native Americans. Site listed on National Register in 1974.

Erected 2004 by Ordinance Park Historic Preservation Foundation, Inc. and West Virginia Division of Archives & History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1963.

Location. 38° 23.161′ N, 81° 48.563′ W. Marker is in St. Albans, West Virginia, in Kanawha County. It is at the intersection of MacCorkle Avenue (U.S. 60) and Hudson Street, on the right when traveling west on MacCorkle Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saint Albans WV 25177, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Charleston Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Morgan Kitchen Museum (approx. half a mile away); Birkett Davenport Fry (approx. 0.6 miles away); Bangor Cemetery (approx. 0.6

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miles away); Washington's Land (approx. 0.9 miles away); George Washington (approx. one mile away); World War I Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Old St. Albans Post Office (approx. 1.4 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Albans.

MacCorkle Ave US Rt 60 (facing east) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 11, 2010

2. MacCorkle Ave US Rt 60 (facing east)

St. Albans Archeological Site image. Click for full size.

National Register of Historic Places

3. St. Albans Archeological Site

Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,932 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 16, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.