vandaliatraveler:Mason-Dixon Historical Park, which straddles the West Virginia-Pennsylvania state l
vandaliatraveler:Mason-Dixon Historical Park, which straddles the West Virginia-Pennsylvania state line a few miles northwest of Morgantown, protects a number of historic stone markers commemorating the most westerly reach of the Mason and Dixon survey in 1767. The expedition ended at the Catawba Trail - one branch of a much greater Native American trail system that extended from the Carolinas north through Pennsylvania - for fear of angering the Shawnee, who claimed the area as a sacred hunting ground. The site continues to yield Native American artifacts to this day. Just as important, the park is a wonderful place for a spring hike, particularly along Dunkard Creek. Among the wildflowers blooming this past weekend (top to bottom): hispid buttercup (Ranunculus hispidus), also known as bristly buttercup and swamp buttercup; white trout lily (Erythronium albidum); yellow trout lily (Erythronium americanum); smooth Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum biflorum), just starting to unfurl; blue wood phlox (Phlox divaricata), also known as wild blue phlox; Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica); and flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) - one of the few trees in this area to have survived the dogwood anthracnose blight of recent years. -- source link
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