Native Americans have roamed the hills around Rock Creek and the falls of the Potomac for at least the past 10,000 years. However, for much of that time they do not seem to have stayed long.
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Rock Creek Park
Article 1: Native Americans in Rock Creek Park: Introduction
Native Americans have roamed the hills around Rock Creek and the falls of the Potomac for at least the past 10,000 years. However, for much of that time they do not seem to have stayed long. Read more
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Rock Creek Park
Article 2: The Quarries
The stones found near Rock Creek and its streams don't look like much, but they are the remnants of a prehistoric industry where ancient Indians once made hundreds of thousands of stone tools. Read more
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Rock Creek Park
Article 3: The Whitehurst Freeway Sites
At the mouth of Rock Creek, the Whitehurst Freeway ends in a tangle of ramps and embankments. This does not seem like a likely place to find a Native American camp site- but it is. Read more
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Rock Creek Park
Article 4: The Palisades
When professional archeologists first worked around Washington, in the 1870s and 1880s, the city was rich with ancient Native American remains. Large sites lined both banks of the Anacostia River, and they stretched for miles along the Potomac from Rock Creek to above Little Falls. Read more