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Indian Mound Estates in Enon in Clark County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Adena Mound Enon Ohio

1200 BC - 1000 AD

— National Historic Site —

 
 
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Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, December 19, 2016
1. Adena Mound Enon Ohio Marker
Inscription. This Adena Mound is the second largest conical mound in Ohio. These large conical mounds are believed to be Adena while the many small or effigy mounds are Hopewell, a later culture.

This mound is the property of the Village of Enon. Twelve other Ohio mounds are the responsibility of the Ohio Historical Society.
For further information contact the Enon Historical Society or the Enon Library.
 
Erected 1989 by Restoration Enon Historical Soc.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & ArchaeologyCemeteries & Burial SitesIndigenous Peoples and Communities.
 
Location. 39° 52.778′ N, 83° 55.904′ W. Marker is in Enon, Ohio, in Clark County. It is in Indian Mound Estates. It is at the intersection of Indian Drive and Mound Circle, in the median on Indian Drive. the Mound is located in the center of Mound Circle, at the south end of Indian Drive, off 401 East Main Street (Dayton/Springfield Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 401 Mound Circle, Enon OH 45323, United States of America.

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Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro and in the Miami Valley. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Enon Adena Mound (here, next to this marker); Mad River Township Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Enon Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Clark's Report to Governor Thomas Jefferson (approx. 2 miles away); Tribal Resistance (approx. 2 miles away); Afternoon Assault (approx. 2 miles away); Excerpt from Captain Alexander Mckee's Report to Major Arendt S. Depeyster (approx. 2 miles away); Peckuwe Shawnee Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Enon.
 
Adena Mound Enon Ohio Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, December 19, 2016
2. Adena Mound Enon Ohio Marker
Adena Mound Enon Ohio Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, December 19, 2016
3. Adena Mound Enon Ohio Marker
Mound and marker, as seen from the parking lot of the Enon Historical Society, on Indian Drive
Adena Mound Enon Ohio Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, December 19, 2016
4. Adena Mound Enon Ohio Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,055 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 19, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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