Shenandoah Vestiges What the Mountain People Left Behind
Years have passed since corn and cabbage grew in Shenandoah. The open land where cattle grazed is forest now. We sometimes forget that generations of people lived out their lives in the mountains we visit for recreation and renewal. The careful observer can find vestiges of the mountain people and their way of life in Shenandoah National Park -- farm sites, tools and utensils, graves, and subtle signs in the forest itself. For though time and vegetation have obscured much of the human history of Shenandoah, a century and a half of habitation cannot be completely erased. Man left his mark here as he struggled for survival. -- From introduction.