Museum of the Middle Appalachians

The Saltville Valley can date its human occupation back 14,000 years.  Prehistoric creatures visited the valley, attracted by the extensive salt deposits.  Fossils from the late Pleistocene Epoch have been found in the Saltville Valley since the late 1700's and are still being found during paleo-archeological excavations held each summer in the Saltville Valley. Included on display from these excavations are bones and fossils of the mastodon, woolly mammoth, musk ox, black bear, horse, small mammals, birds, and fish. The Ice Age Exhibit also features full-sized casts of a mastodon, woolly mammoth skull, and a giant beaver.  Visit the Museum soon to learn more about the unique ice age history of the Saltville Valley.