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One of the few effigy mounds in Ohio, Serpent Mound is the largest and finest serpent effigy in the United States. Nearly a quarter of a mile long, Serpent Mound apparently represents an uncoiling snake.

Serpent Mound lies on a plateau overlooking the valley of Brush Creek. Nearby conical mounds contained burials and implements characteristic of the prehistoric Adena people (800 BC-AD 100).

Many questions surround the meaning of Serpent Mound, but there is little doubt it symbolized some religious or mystical principle for its builders. The museum contains exhibits on the mound and the geology of the surrounding area.

Location: Hwy 73, Peebles Ohio Telephone 937-587-2796

Other History nearby:
(Chillicothe) Adena State Memorial
(Chillicothe) Atwood House
(Blue Ash) Blue Ash Bicentennial Veterans Memorial
(Wellston) Buckeye Furnace
(Loveland) Chateau LaRoche
(Chillicothe) Chillicothe Gazette

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