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Wyoming County Petroglyph

Archaeologists agree the Luther Elkins Petroglyph at Lynco in Wyoming County is of native origin, not European.

Historian David Sibray in the 1990s visits ancient inscriptions near Lynco, West Virginia, in Wyoming County.

Archaeologists agree the Luther Elkins Petroglyph at Lynco in Wyoming County is of native origin, not European.

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