Miamisburg Mound   Save
Ohio Guide Photographs
Description: Typed on reverse: "Portion of the finished Grading at State Mound near Miamisburg. 1936." This photograph shows driveway, parking area and burial mound in Miamisburg. The Miamisburg Mound is the largest conical burial mound in the state of Ohio and possibly in the eastern U. S. Archaeological investigations of the surrounding area suggest that it was constructed by the prehistoric Adena Culture (800 BC - AD 100). Built on a 100-foot-high bluff, the mound measures 877 feet in circumference. It was originally more than 70 feet high. Visitors may climb the 116 steps from its base to the summit for a view of the surrounding park. The 37-acre park has picnic tables and a playground. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F04_002_001
Subjects: Earthworks (Archaeology)--Ohio; Adena Culture (800 B.C.–A.D. 100)
Places: Miamisburg (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)