Olentangy Highlands in Worthington in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Jeffers Mound

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2008

1. Jeffers Mound Marker

Inscription. Archaeologists believe that this prehistoric mound, part of a complex of earthworks, was used for rituals by the Hopewell people and was probably built between 100 BC and 400 AD. Note the painted post tops marking the Hopewell pole house footprint. The mound is recorded on the National Register of Historic Places and was given to the Worthington Historical Society in 1974 in memory of Herman Plesenton Jeffers.

Erected 2001 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, Worthington Historical Society, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 36-25.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1974.

Location. 40° 5.524′ N, 83° 2.364′ W. Marker is in Worthington, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in Olentangy Highlands. It is on Plesenton Drive 0.2 miles west of Olentangy River Road, on the left when traveling north. Marker and mound are in the Plesenton Subdivision. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbus OH 43085, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Scioto Valley

and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area.

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

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2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mary Armstrong (here, next to this marker); The Old Rectory (approx. 1.1 miles away); Horace Wolcott (approx. 1.1 miles away); Demas Adams House (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Founding of Worthington / Worthington, A Planned Community (approx. 1.1 miles away); Veterans Fountain (approx. 1.1 miles away); Their Perpetual Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); James Kilbourne / Worthington Hotel (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Worthington.

Also see . . . Jeffers Mound. (Submitted on March 16, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.)

Jeffers Mound and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2008

2. Jeffers Mound and Marker

Three stones in foreground read "Approach With Respect" and marker on far right in front of tree is for Mary Armstrong.

Photographed by Craig Baker

3. Jeffers Mound and Marker

The Hopewell pole house footprint is visible between the marker and the mound.

Jeffers Mound image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker

4. Jeffers Mound

Painted post tops marking the Hopewell pole house footprint.

Approach With Respect image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2008

5. Approach With Respect

Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,442 times since then and 46 times this year. Last updated on March 16, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 20, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3, 4. submitted on March 16, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 5. submitted on October 20, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.