Story Mound

Story Mound is a large, rounded earthen mound located on slightly less than an acre of ground in Chillicothe. This prehistoric burial mound stands 19.5 feet high, with a basal diameter of 95 feet. Erected by the Adena culture sometime between 800 B.C to A.D. 100, it was excavated in 1897 by Clarence Loveberry, who discovered the first example of a circular timber building used in Adena ceremonial and domestic architecture. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The state of Ohio acquired Story Mound in 1950.

Contact Information

Story Mound 
c/o Site Operations Department
The Ohio Historical Society 
800 E. 17th Avenue 
Columbus, OH 43211 

Phone: 
1-800-686-1535 (toll free)

Hours:

All Year, Daylight Hours: OPEN


Admission

FREE

Location

Story Mound is in northwestern Chillicothe, in Ross County, just off of Allen Avenue on Delano Street. From SR 104, turn onto Allen Ave, heading west. Then, turn left (south) onto Delano Ave.
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