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 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...