Long Hunters
N 36° 43.057 W 082° 55.806
17S E 327624 N 4065284
Virginia Historical Marker number K-127 placed in 2019 is dedicated to the Long Hunters and is placed here on the ridge named after one of the pioneers who explored this area in the 1760s.
Waymark Code: WM11R37
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 12/07/2019
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Marker text:
Long Hunters
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 often 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.
Marker Number: K-127
Marker Title: Long Hunters
Marker Location: Highway 58 W on Wallen's Ridge near Dot.
County or Independent City: Lee
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources
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