On February 24th members of the Riceville Community gathered together to hear John Preston talk about the archeological history of the valley. John spoke about the arrow heads that have been found and that are still being found in the area. (Photos courtesy of John Weakly)
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. . . told us a bit about the history of the valley from an archeologist’s point of view.
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...and demonstrated flint knapping.
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Michelle Pugliese from The Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy discussed her work for the community regarding the possible purchase of about 57 acres of open land in the Riceville valley located at the end of Bull Creek Dr.
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