Madison Township in Zaleski in Vinton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Adena Culture

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 26, 2026

1. Adena Culture Marker

Inscription.
The Adena culture was a Native American collective that flourished between 800 B. C.-100 C.E. They constructed earthen mounds across Ohio, including this one known today as Ranger Station Mound. Although the Adena were Ohio's first agriculturalists and potters, they are especially renowned for their iconic earthworks. Archeologists believe these mounds were ceremonial centers where tribal members performed rituals and buried leaders. Many earthworks on prime agricultural land were later plowed by European settlers. To preserve what remained of the Zaleski Mound Group, the State Historic Preservation Office placed the Ranger Station Mound on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Today, the remaining Adena earthworks provide a unique window into Ohio's distant past.

Erected by The Ohio Department of Natural Resources. (Marker Number 2023-14.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities.

Location. 39° 17.24′ N, 82° 23.707′ W. Marker is in Zaleski, Ohio, in Vinton County. It is in Madison Township. It is on Forestry Street west of North Broadway Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9 Odnr Rd, Zaleski OH 45698, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Hocking Hills

and in Southern Ohio Hill Country.

It is also in the American Midwest,

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.

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At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Forest Of Honor (within shouting distance of this marker); Ranger Station Mound (within shouting distance of this marker); Hope Schoolhouse (approx. 3.1 miles away); Selinde Roosenburg (approx. 3.1 miles away); a different marker also named Hope Schoolhouse (approx. 3.1 miles away); Lockheed T33 Shooting Star (approx. 3.6 miles away); Gallia County State Route 160 Racoon Creek Bridge (approx. 3.9 miles away); Creola (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Zaleski.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 26, 2026

2. Adena Culture Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 30, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2026, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 30, 2026, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.