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

The Serpent In American Indian Manetto Indiangkum, Traditions

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 15, 2025

1. The Serpent In American Indian Manetto Indiangkum, Traditions Marker

Inscription. In the traditions of many American Indian tribes, the Great Serpent was a powerful spirit. People could call upon the Great Serpent for the power to cure illnesses or to be successful in hunting animals. The Great Serpent offered its power in the form of copper and shells, which were thought to be its scales or horns.

Many Names
The Great Serpent took many forms and had many names among American Indian tribes

Delaware Maxaxkuk Huge snake

Miami Lenipinsia A reference to the Underwater Panther, one of the forms of the Great Serpent

Shawnee Msi Kinepikwa Great snake

Wyandotte Oniare Monster snake

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 39° 1.593′ N, 83° 25.885′ W. Marker is in Louden, Ohio, in Adams County. It is on Ohio Route 73 one mile west of Horner Cheapel Road (County Route 116), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3670 OH-73, Peebles OH 45660, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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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: A Missing Coil? (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Shawnee And The King Of The Serpent (about 500 feet away); What Is An Effigy Mound? (about 700 feet away); The Serpent Mound (about 700 feet away); Who Built Serpent Mound? (approx. 0.2 miles away); Astronomical Alignments at Serpent Mound? (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Village Site (approx. 0.2 miles away); Exploring Serpent Mound - Frederic Ward Putnam (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louden.

Other markers no longer nearby. A Missing Coil? (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed);

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 15, 2025

2. The Serpent In American Indian Manetto Indiangkum, Traditions Marker

a different marker also named Who Built Serpent Mound? (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed); Astronomical Alignments At Serpent Mound (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Serpent Mound Impact Crater (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 15, 2025

3. The Serpent In American Indian Manetto Indiangkum, Traditions Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 303 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 18, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.