Collinsville, IL has the largest Mississippian Village of the area. My husband were in Collinsville a year ago and toured the museum and sat in on a video about the these people and their way of life. Because of the flooding in the areas around where they made their villages, they carried hauled loads of soil and built mounds on which the built their homes. Their villages reminded me somewhat of the Egyptians. If you ever have the opportunity to be in the Collinsville, IL it would be worth you time to see this museum and all the artifacts and history on display. Janie Downs -----Original Message----- From: Emma Lou Tabor <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, April 06, 2002 7:12 PM Subject: Re: Chalklevel >This is odd I was passing through Dawson on my way to Princeton one day >last week. I happened to mention that there used to be a cave along beside >the road. For the life of me I couldn't remember where it was or any detail >about it. I think I remember the story that a man used to live in it. >OK how about it can any one remember anything. >Emma Lou >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Carole Eve" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 9:19 AM >Subject: Re: Chalklevel > > >> Hi Vicki, >> >> I do know about the Mississippi Indians and I really enjoyed reading >> about them again from the web site you sent. That was a very thoughtful >> gesture and thank you. >> >> Mainly what I was wondering is what tribe was living there in the 1800's >> when the village was discovered by the white settlers. >> >> Has anyone been to the museum in Dawson? Maybe they have some material >> on the tribe that lived in the area before the whites came. >> >> I was aware that seasonal camps were lived in by the natives in that >> part of KY but don't know of any that lived there year round other than >> the very ancient time of the Mississippi. >> >> It would make sense to me if several tribes did live there but our >> history books (at least when I was in school and that was another >> century ago) say that warring tribes hunted in KY and fought each other >> for the territory. That was why KY was called the "dark and bloody >> ground." >> >> It has been many a year since I was taught that and maybe more light and >> facts have come to pass since then. As we all know our history is not >> always right. Gee, imagine that. (g) >> >> Does anyone know about the cave on the side of the road between >> Princeton and Dawson. I believe that would be on Hwy 62. It is right >> on the edge of the highway and appears to have dwindled in size the last >> time I was by there. Somebody said they attempted to fill it in, >> another tale is that is is caving in. >> >> Does anyone know the particulars? Also it may not have been there >> before the 1900's. What I mean is that it appears that the carving out >> of the road sliced through it. So maybe it starts somewhere else either >> up or down the hill. >> >> Did the highway follow the old wagon road or was it blasted out to make >> a new one? >> >> My all these questions but I have wanted to know about the cave since I >> was a child and this looks like the best opportunity I'll ever have. >> >> Carolyn >> >> >> >> > Carolyn, >> > Here's what I can find online. I found both of these places very >> interesting. >> > >> > I don't know if this is the answer to your question but these >> Mississippi Indians seem like the type that were settlers. >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------- >> > http://www.scott.k12.ky.us/southern/kyquilt/kyindians.htm >> > writes about Mississippi Indians: >> > The Mississippi Indians lived in the western part of Kentucky. The >> Mississippi Indians lived in groups, some of which >> > were very large. The Mississippi Indians lived in houses with roofs >> and they stayed there year-round. These Indians were >> > farmers. They grew corn, beans, squash, tobacco, and sunflowers. The >> Mississippi Indians buried their dead in long , >> > shallow graves in areas that resembled cemeteries. >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------- >> > >> > This is real good too. >> > >> > KENTUCKY'S STORY >> > 1 Early Kentucky >> > Early Indians in Kentucky (12,000 B.C.-1650 A.D.) >> > http://www.cynthianaky.com/ket1.htm >> > >> > The last of the prehistoric people, who lived in Kentucky from 900 >> A.D.-1650 A.D., were the Mississippian Indians of >> > western Kentucky. >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------ >> > >> > Group, >> > (This is off subject of the Native tribe of Chalklevel) >> > But I found this site while looking for that and it is like a must see >> site for everyone. >> > The author of this page has done a Kentucky History Timeline, from >> 1739-1865. >> > It's part of the American Local History Network for Owen County, KY. >> > >> > They have added in green type (personal family info) but the brown >> type is like worth a read. >> > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rootdigger/kyhistory.htm >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------ >> > >> > anyone else? all help is appreciated, >> > Vicki >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ==== KYCALDWE Mailing List ==== >> > Did you know you can now upload graphic files with your post at our >> RootsWeb boards? >> > >> > ============================== >> > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy >> records, go to: >> > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >> > >> >> >> ==== KYCALDWE Mailing List ==== >> Please consider adding your Caldwell County data to our Caldwell County >Board or our Caldwell County Genealogy KYGenWeb site. >> >> ============================== >> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >> >> >> > > >==== KYCALDWE Mailing List ==== >RootsWeb Boards now allow you to pick the classification and expand all the messages on the page at one time. > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >