Tag: serpent mound

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April 25, 2023

Road Trippin’ with Truda: Second Friday Tour of Serpent Mound

Join me as I visit the sites in the Ohio History Connection network! This month's road trip took me to Serpent Mound in Peebles. Serpent Mound is an internationally known National Historic Landmark built by the ancient American Indian cultures of Ohio. It’s the world’s largest effigy mound and represents a snake with a curled […]
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May 25, 2022

Summer Solstice at Serpent Mound

Serpent Mound is a National Historic Landmark built by the ancient American Indians of Ohio. The effigy mound in the form of a snake with a curved tail has become an icon of Indigenous cultural achievements, primarily because of its enormous scale. It’s also on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List (whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5248/) for consideration as […]
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June 7, 2021

Ohio’s Serpent Mound- An American Indian Story Written in the Earth

Messages from Ohio’s indigenous past are everywhere. Serpent Mound, located in Adams County, Ohio, is the most widely recognized effigy mound in the world.
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February 24, 2021

Serpent Mound Management Update

Ohio History Connection will oversee management of site, work alongside Federally-Recognized American Indian Tribes
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April 6, 2011

TOP TEN PLACES TO EXPERIENCE OHIO’S ANCIENT AMERICAN INDIAN LEGACY

The following list presents the OHS Archaeology staffs views on the top ten places to experience the legacy of Ohio's ancient American Indians.