Rohers looking for answers on Stikine petroglyph

 

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A dark colored petroglyph along the Stikine River has a local couple asking about its history and purpose.

A discovery of a petroglyph along the Stikine River last year by Wrangellites Don and Bonnie Roher has the couple asking questions about the purpose and location of the rock artwork.

The Rohers discovered the previously buried monolith under the sand near Shakes Creek last year during a trip up river – and the couple are now propounding a theory that the area the stone was found in was a gathering place for Tlingit and Tahltan traders from the Alaskan coast and Canadian interior.

“I heard about this legend, that it was a meeting place for the trading parties, from Dick Stokes a number o...



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