county maps

[washgist]

what's the best way to get county maps of like where to find arrowheads ect.

[MoonshinerJack]

Here is one place that might help you.

Jack

http://geonames.usgs.gov/index.html

[Toadie]

Best places I found for arrowheads was old creek beds and hillsides. Seems most burial spots around here have been located near a major river or creek and usually on a hillside where a campsite would have been. I have found spots in the lowlands that have yielded a few points but mostly have had the best luck walking creekbeds. Most states have a listing of known burial grounds by near or under highways but obtaining a copy is might near impossible.

James

[Toadie]

I need to clarify something. Appearantly a member has misunderstood a posting I made and I need to clear things up.

First of all, in Texas it is against the Law to disturb a known Indian Burial Ground. I was not thinking when I made the last posting and figured every state had the same laws. All are supposed to be registered with the state and let undisturbed. I was merely stating most burial places I have known about in Texas are on a hillside (usually the west side) and by no means do I think it is okay to disturb these grounds. Due to the rapid expansion of cities (like Dallas, Ft. Worth, Houston) some of these grounds are wrongfully developed and desecrated. I have known more modern cemetaries to have been moved (for development) and find this practice appalling and just plain downright low. However, when there is a creek or river running close by the area, due to natural erosion, some artifacts are washed into the riverbed along with soil and derbris. Knowing the course of the river and all the bends and turns does help an individual know where to locate artifacts that have been moved from their original loaction and since you never know if it washed five yards or five miles I feel it is okay to remove and catagorize said artifacts in the riverbeds and creekbeds for future orientation.

If a person is out hiking or whatever and they locate an object or artifact on the ground, instead of just picking the item up and taking it home, do further research. The location could be another unknown burial ground that has not been registered. If upon researching the location, it happens to have been a campgorund and not a burial site then it would be okay to keep and catagorize the artifact(s) and file a brief report with the local historians and if it was a site of any significance, they can contact the state. Meanwhile they know who you are and how to get a hold of you if in fact the place turns out to be a burial ground and then you can return the item to its appropriate location.

One of my wife's and my closest friends is Chief Joseph Tonips of the Comanche Nation. Being part American Indian descent ourselves, we all feel that the histories and ways of life of our ancestors need to be preserved for future generations since everyday we lose a little more. Due to modern archeology, we know some of the histories of the Greeks, the Romans, the Egyptians ect. We feel that the American Indian needs to be research throughly as well and documented for our future generations so that they too may know the ways of their ancestors. Throughout history, "Whoever wins the war writes the history." Take a look at how the Union changed the history of the War of Northern Agression. What true and accurate rendition of the American Indian exists? What have they contributed to today's society? What role have they played in modern history and how are we to know unless we look.

James