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Story Mound, of interest primarily to archaeologists, consists of 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 prehistoric Adena Indians (800 BC-AD 100) it was excavated in 1897 by Clarence Loveberry. It yielded the first documented example of a circular Adena timber building, a structural type now known as the norm in Adena ceremonial and domestic architecture.
Please note that the mound is surrounded by a chain-link fence and is not accessible.
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Location
Story Mound is in northwestern Chillicothe, in Ross County, just off of Allen Avenue on Delano Street.
General Information
Story Mound
c/o Site Operations Department
The Ohio Historical Society
1982 Velma Avenue
Columbus, OH 43211
Phone:
614-297-2630
1-800-686-1535 (toll free)
FAX:
614-297-2233
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