Indian Mound
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two-bit Joe
N 38° 22.134 W 081° 41.863
17S E 439050 N 4246976
Indian Mound in South Charleston
Waymark Code: WMT2B
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 10/02/2006
Views: 38
In 1883, the Smithsonian Institution excavated the South Charleston or Criel Mound. Thirteen skeletons were discovered, most of them in a large log tomb at base of the mound, along with a few grave offerings. The mound was built by the Adena Culture, about A.D. 1. It is the second largest in the State of West Virginia and the last of many mounds and earthworks that once were found in the Charleston area.
Marker Title: Indian Mound
Marker Location: South Charleston at the mound, MacCorkle Ave. (US 60E) and Oakes St., 0.8 miles west of Exit 56 (Montrose) and 1.2 miles east of Exit 54 of I-64.
County or Independent City: Kanawha
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Historic Commission 1963
Marker Number: Not listed
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