West Scioto in Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Campbell Memorial Park / The Adena Culture
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, September 18, 2010
1. Campbell Memorial Park Marker
Campbell Memorial Park. James E. Campbell was governor of the State of Ohio from 1890-1892. From 1913-1924, he served as president of the Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society, which later became the Ohio Historical Society. His daughter Jessie Campbell Coons named Campbell Memorial Park for him in 1929 after educator Minnie R. Shrum deeded the land for the Shrum Indian Mound to the Ohio Historical Society. The park and mound were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
The Adena Culture. Native Americans of the Adena culture were some of Ohio's first known settlers. They lived in the upper and middle Ohio Valley during the late Archaic and Early Woodland periods, roughly 1000 B.C.-100 A.D. The Adena people were hunters, gatherers, traders, and farmers. They carved effigy figures, made ceramic pots, built extensive houses, and developed significant burial mounds. These mounds were made of earth, stone, remains of deceased members, and token objects, and were built on uplands near major waterways such as the mound here near the Scioto River.
Erected 2009 by Ohio Society Colonial Dames Seventeenth Century and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 109-25.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology
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Location. 39° 59.406′ N, 83° 4.815′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in West Scioto. Marker is on McKinley Avenue, half a mile south of Trabue Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbus OH 43204, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Shrum Indian Mound (here, next to this marker); The Shrum Mound / James E. Campbell Memorial Park (a few steps from this marker); The Upper Arlington Historic District (approx. 1.1 miles away); Our Mascot: The Golden Bear (approx. 1.8 miles away); Our Community Spirit (approx. 1.8 miles away); Our Physical Growth (approx. 1.8 miles away); Guiding Our Young Community (approx. 1.8 miles away); Our Early Retail History (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.
Also see . . .
1. Adena Culture. This is a link to information provided by Ohio History Central, an online
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, September 18, 2010
2. The Adena Culture Marker
2. James E. Campbell. This is a link to information provided by Ohio History Central, an online encyclopedia of Ohio History. (Submitted on October 9, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.)
3. Shrum Mound. This is a link to information provided by Ohio History Central, an online encyclopedia of Ohio History. (Submitted on October 9, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.)
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, September 18, 2010
3. Campbell Memorial Park / The Adena Culture Marker
View of historical marker situated just east of the Shrum Mound, in Campbell Memorial Park.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, September 18, 2010
4. Campbell Memorial Park
View of the entrance to the Campbell Memorial Park with the Shrum Mound in the background.
Photographed By Craig Doda, September 24, 2018
5. Shrum Mound
Signage for the entrance
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, September 18, 2010
6. Campbell Memorial Park
This sign used to be at the entrance to the park.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,984 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 9, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 5. submitted on January 27, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 6. submitted on October 9, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
