Brushcreek Township near Sinking Spring in Adams County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Serpent Mound
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 18, 2018
1. The Serpent Mound Marker
The serpent head was first described by Squire and Davis in "Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley" 1843
Saved from destruction in 1885 by Fredrick Ward Futnam, Professor of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University.
The land included in the park was secured by subscription obtained by Ladies of Boston in 1887, when it was deeded to the trustees of the Peabody Museum of Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. exempted from taxation the act of legislature of Ohio in 1888.
Transferred by Harvard University May 1900, to Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society for perpetual care.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Education • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1900.
Location. 39° 1.502′ N, 83° 25.803′ W. Marker is near Sinking Spring, Ohio, in Adams County. It is in Brushcreek Township. It can be reached from Ohio Route 73 0.9 miles west of Homer Chapel Road (County Road T-116), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3854 OH-73, 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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: What Is An Effigy Mound? (here, next to this marker); Who Built Serpent Mound? (within shouting distance of this marker);
this page online
Other markers no longer nearby. A Missing Coil? (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named Who Built Serpent Mound? (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Astronomical Alignments At Serpent Mound (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Serpent Mound Impact Crater (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Exploring Serpent Mound (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 18, 2018
2. The Serpent Mound Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 4, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 381 times since then and 26 times this year. Last updated on January 22, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 4, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
