Home Historians seek origin of "The Little Graves" on a West Virginia ridge Barkers Ridge near Basin Spring, West Virginia

Barkers Ridge near Basin Spring, West Virginia

The Little Graves On Barkers Ridge in West Virginia

A 1902 map of Barkers Ridge designates Basin Spring on Barkers Ridge and Old Bluff on Flat Top Mountain.

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