Adena mound
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Adena mound | |
![]() Pre-1914 view of the mound | |
Location | Ross County, Ohio |
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Nearest city | Chillicothe, Ohio |
Coordinates | 39°21′21.34″N 83°0′32.62″W / 39.3559278°N 83.0090611°W |
Area | 1.4 acres (0.57 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 75001529[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 5, 1975 |
The Adena mound, the type site for the Adena culture of prehistoric mound builders, is a registered historic structure, on the grounds of the Adena Mansion for which it is named, near Chillicothe, Ohio. It was listed in the National Register on June 5, 1975.[1]
Historic uses
[edit]- Graves/burials
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Adena_Mound%2C_lawn_on_northern_edge_with_street.jpg/220px-Adena_Mound%2C_lawn_on_northern_edge_with_street.jpg)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
External links
[edit] Media related to Adena Mound at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Adena culture
- Archaeological sites in Ohio
- Chillicothe, Ohio
- Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio
- Archaeological type sites
- Geography of Ross County, Ohio
- Mounds in Ohio
- National Register of Historic Places in Ross County, Ohio
- Columbus metropolitan area, Ohio Registered Historic Place stubs