Visiting the Ohio Indian mounds is like stepping back in time and experiencing the rich cultural heritage of Ohio’s native peoples. I was able to walk around the mounds and observe the construct...
The first settlers in the Ohio area were the Adena Native Americans (800 BCE–100 AD), who were known for their mounds. I traveled around Southwestern Ohio visiting these mounds and learning about the ...
About 65 feet tall and 800 feet in circumference, the Miamisburg Mound in Ohio is one of the largest conical Indian mounds in eastern U.S. It is the only mound located in the prehistoric site park. It...
The Serpent Mound Historical Site is the largest effigy mound in the world, about 1,400 feet long. An effigy mound is a giant earthen sculpture used as a shrine to honor the powerful spirit it represe...
Would you be visiting the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site soon? Do you know that the Cahokia was the largest prehistoric Indian community in America? There are at least 120 mounds in Cahokia of dif...
The first settlers in the Ohio area were the Adena Native Americans, known for their mounds, like this on in Enon, Ohio. Adena, Hopewell, and the Fort Ancient cultures developed earthworks, circa 52 B...
The Kinsey Mound does not show up in search results when you google, for instance, “things to see near Xenia Ohio.” I tried to use the keywords “things to see near Wilberforce Ohio&#...
The Adena Mound is inside the Indian Mound Reserve, a much bigger park that is managed by Greene County Parks & Trails. The Adena Mound was built approximately 500 B.C. Mounds such as these were u...