Serpent Mounds Park is a private campground, day-use park, and a National Historic Site of Canada [1] located in Keene, Ontario. Serpent Mounds is a former provincial park that was established in 1955, in 1995 the park was gifted to the Hiawatha First Nation, a historic Mississaugas people who continue to operate it.[2]
History [edit]
Archaeological field work on the campground has revealed that the construction and occupation of the Serpent Mounds area occurred about 2000 years during the prehistoric Middle Woodland Period. The first prehistoric peoples to occupy the site were classified by archaeologists as the Point Peninsula Complex, based on their artifacts. The people existed in central and southeastern Ontario, southwestern Quebec, and northern parts New York state between 300BC and 700AD.[3]
Attractions [edit]
Serpent Mounds Park currently offers many activities that attract people to the park. A sample includes:
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Coordinates: 44°12′40″N 78°09′25″W / 44.21111°N 78.15694°W / 44.21111; -78.15694
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