Hi list, I'm originally from Dawson Springs and still frequent visitor since my family lives there. I believe the name could have come from the color of the rocks on the bluffs above the Tradewater. Some of them seem to go in a line across the bluffs and appear whitish, at least to me. However, I do wonder if the name of Chalk Level came from the Native Tongue. Perhaps the natives had a name similar and with the translation to English by the early settlers came out as Chalk Level. I don't doubt that Natives lived there at all for all sorts of artifacts such as arrowheads, grinding stones, etc could be found by just poking around in the dirt when I was a child. The above thoughts are just my ponderings only and I would like to hear from anyone with thoughts on this subject. I am very interested in any topic which concerns Dawson. Carolyn Buntin Eveland

Carolyn and all, Thank you so much for your reply! I have seen those chalk lines in the bluffs and it seems fitting to me that this name may have came about from that. Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts and I too, am interested , if anyone else has any more viewpoints on this. Vicki