New Martinsville in Wetzel County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Adena Burial Mound

Photographed by Nessa Chan, February 17, 2013

1. Adena Burial Mound Marker

Inscription. Adena burial mound, of Woodland Period, 1000BC-AD700, flooded ca. 1890 by new Ohio River dams. Ohio Valley was a center of the Adena culture (Mound Builders). Thousands of burial mounds along river seemed like natural terrain to early settlers. Expansion in farming and industry destroyed most mounds. Artifacts recovered from mounds placed in museums.

Erected 2011 by West Virginia Archives & History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.

Location. 39° 38.412′ N, 80° 52′ W. Marker is in New Martinsville, West Virginia, in Wetzel County. It is on Riverview Street close to Ohio Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Martinsville WV 26155, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Northern Panhandle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

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 territory of the Mississippian Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Wetzel County Time Capsule (within shouting distance of this marker); Levi Morgan (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II Cannon (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Lincoln Theater (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Memory of All Veterans (approx. 0.2 miles away); Wetzel County Vietnam Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); New Martinsville (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Martinsville.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, January 11, 2015

2. Adena Burial Mound Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2013. This page has been viewed 1,140 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 2, 2013. 2. submitted on January 11, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.