The Gaitskill Mound
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N 38° 04.399 W 083° 57.057
17S E 241144 N 4218062
This historical marker gives a brief history of the nearby Indian Mound.
Waymark Code: WMEKBA
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 06/08/2012
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The marker reads:
Indian Mound attributed to Adena people who inhabited Ohio Valley ca. 800 B.C. to 700 A.D. They began cultivating simple crops, bringing about a mixed hunting and farming economy. Central to Adena life were rituals involving cremation and mound building. Engraved stone tablets found here indicate mound to be Adena. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, 1975.
Marker Name: The Gaitskill Mound
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 1655
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society
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