Final Look at Quarry Area - Rockshelters - Decker Avenue

I want to show you one final section near the quarry area. This is the path heading out of the quarry into a bowl-like section of possible rockshelters.

This isn't the best of pictures. What I am trying to show you is the two rock piles inside the bowl-like area and the locations of the "rock shelters" (third section on top of photo) located along the rim of the bowl. This area is about 30 feet up from the bottom of the hill.

Closeup of one of the two rock piles.

This is the path to head up to the "rock shelter" area's and the first thing you run into.

These two triangle wedged rocks are the first thing you see on the left hand side.

This is the inside of a sort of the notchlike area that is located behind the small bush (two pictures up).

As I said before all this stuff sits up on the rim of a bowl-like area. This is the inside area. It's a very tight fit - only large enough for you to walk single file. Besides the danger of falling about 30 feet down.

ZC (my nephew - over 6 feet tall) is standing at the first "shelter" to help give it scale.

Closeup up of the inside. It's large enough to hold one maybe two people. But as you can see, there is a lot of dirt and leaf debris - if it was cleaned - it could hold even more people.

Heading towards the second "shelter".

Second "shelter" - Closeup of triangle boulder with what looks like a rock wedged in. This boulder sits right in front of it.

Closeup of second "shelter".

I standing at the "shelter" looking down into where the two rock piles are located.

Looking back at the first "shelter".

All in all, the jury is out on whether or not this could possibly be Native American. Some of the features look intentional to me. It has aspects that could point towards that, but given it's location near a historic quarry and coal mine area - it could have been done by anyone.
Add to that, this area is located near a creek and with the amount of historical flooding problems in the Conemaugh Valley in the past three centuries alone. It would make much more sense to build something higher up. Living thru a 100 year flood myself - you would be amazed how in a short amount of time - things can become dangerous.