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Believed to have been a Shawnee altar stone made by the Water Panther Clan, Cornstalk's clan, this stone was found at nearby Leon, WV, at 10-Mile Creek. The spiral shape of the tail is believed to represent the whirlpools that were in the Kanawha River at the time. The Shawnee purportedly believed that it would drag evil spirits to the bottom of the river. The different levels of the steps indicate where the Shawnee placed offerings to their gods.
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Point Pleasant, West Virginia · United States
