Pipestem Falls
N 37° 32.891 W 080° 57.583
17S E 503558 N 4155687
A sign telling about how a shrub was used to make pipe stems.
Waymark Code: WMD6XX
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 11/28/2011
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Pipestem Falls
Name derived from the hollow stemmed shrub Spiraea alba which grows profusely along Big and Little Pipestem creeks. The first white man to see Pipestem was Christopher Gist, 1750, while exploring for the Ohio Land Company. Shawnee Indians camped near this site in 1774. They used the hollow stemmed shrub, as later did the white settlers, for pipestems. A beautiful, fully equipped State Park is located at the site.
Marker Number: none
Marker Title: Pipestem Falls
Marker Location: South / West side of Route 20 near Pipestem, WV.
County or Independent City: Pipestem, WV
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Archives & History, 2008
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