Name/Title
Adkins Fork: Archaeological SiteEntry/Object ID
ADF.001Description
Collection of materials found during a dig at Adkins Fork. Dig site, date, and personnel are unrecorded, but is assumed to be an independent survey done by B. Nida between 2007-09.
Collection contains 36 items in total:
Eighteen (18) 30.06 casings of various makes, suggesting rifle loads rather than machine gun fire.
Seven (7) .30-30 Winchester casings.
Nine (9) different additional casings of centerfire calibers, including:
UMC .38-40
Peters .45 A.C.
WRA Co. .38 S&W
Peters .44 S&W SPL (x2)
WRA Co. .45 A.C.
UMC .38-40
REM-UMC .35 REM
REM-UMC .22 HP
One (1) .30-06 Winchester casing with a pencil positioned inside, the rim of the case crimped to hold it in place.
One (1) magazine cap with interior threading and a slotted top (0.815" diameter)Context
Adkins Fork is located in Logan County, West Virginia, in an area just south of the town of Blair. In 1921, a railroad ran south through Blair and terminated at the town of Sovereign at Adkins Fork. That train then turned back towards Madison and then St. Albans, giving Blair a strategic route for supplies and troops in the miner's army. As well, Adkins Fork was the southernmost access path towards the ridgeline that was the locus of fighting in the Blair Gap area.Collection
Blair Mountain ArchaeologyMade/Created
Manufacturer
Winchester Repeating Arms Company, Remington Arms Company, Peters Cartridge Company, Union Metallic Cartridge CompanyRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Blair Mountain Archaeology GroupRelated Places
Place
Location
Blair Area: Adkins ForkRegion
Blair Area, Blair Mountain Battlefield, SoutheastContinent
North AmericaRelated Events
Event
Battle of Blair Mountain (1921)Provenance
Provenance Detail
Archaeological FindNotes
undated
