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Near Peebles in Adams County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Burial Mound

 
 
Burial Mound Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 18, 2018
1. Burial Mound Marker
Mound 2
Inscription.
Adena culture
600 B.C. to A.D. 100
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & ArchaeologyCemeteries & Burial SitesIndigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 600 BCE.
 
Location. 39° 1.433′ N, 83° 25.733′ W. Marker is near Peebles, Ohio, in Adams County. It can be reached from Horner Chapel Road (Ohio Route 73) 0.9 miles west of Horner Chapel Road (County Road T-116), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 521 Horner Chapel Rd, Peebles OH 45660, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Ohio Hill Country. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 7 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Welcome To Serpent Mound (within shouting distance of this marker); Serpent Mound (within shouting distance of this marker); Exploring Serpent Mound - Frederic Ward Putnam (within shouting distance of this marker); Serpent Mound Impact Crater (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Burial Mound (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named The Village Site (about 300 feet away); Astronomical Alignments at Serpent Mound? (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Peebles.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. The Serpent In American Indian Traditions (was within shouting distance of this
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marker but has been permanently removed); The Shawnee And The King Of The Serpents (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); What Is An Effigy Mound? (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); The Village Site (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Welcome To Serpent Mound (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Exploring Serpent Mound (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named Serpent Mound Impact Crater (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed); Who Built Serpent Mound? (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed); Astronomical Alignments At Serpent Mound (was about 300 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
Burial Mound Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 18, 2018
2. Burial Mound Marker
Mound 2
Burial Mound Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 18, 2018
3. Burial Mound Marker
Burial Mound Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 18, 2018
4. Burial Mound Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 4, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 617 times since then and 33 times this year. Last updated on January 22, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 4, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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