Story Mound State Memorial

Story Mound State Memorial
Story Mound State Memorial is located in Ohio
Story Mound State Memorial
Story Mound State Memorial is located in the United States
Story Mound State Memorial
LocationEast of junction of Cherokee and Delano Streets, Chillicothe, Ohio
Coordinates39°20′31″N 82°59′58″W / 39.34194°N 82.99944°W / 39.34194; -82.99944 (Story Mound State Memorial)
Area0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
NRHP reference No.73001529[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 7, 1973

Story Mound State Memorial is a Native American burial mound located in a residential area of Chillicothe, Ohio. The mound is conical with a diameter of 95 feet (29 m) and a height of 19.5 feet (5.9 m). It was built by the Adena culture, a mound-building group that lived in Ohio between approximately 800 B.C. and 100 A.D.[2] The interior of the mound featured a circular wooden building, as was typical of Adena ceremonial mounds; as of the mound's excavation in 1897, the only remains of this building were bark fragments and a circular pattern of post holes. The excavation, conducted by archaeologist Clarence Loverberry, also unearthed a skeleton surrounded by jewelry, beads, and projectile points.[3]

The mound was donated to the state of Ohio in 1950, and it is managed as a state memorial by the Ohio History Connection.[2] The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 7, 1973.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Story Mound". Ohio History Connection. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
  3. ^ McCollough, Dr. Major C.R. (January 24, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Story Mound State Memorial". National Archives Catalog. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved October 11, 2025.

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