Serpent Mound : Marker #15-1
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Mr. 0
N 39° 01.447 W 083° 25.767
17S E 289687 N 4322261
Located at the Serpent Mound State Memorial site.
Waymark Code: WM1E1N
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 04/16/2007
Views: 47
One of North America's most spectacular effigy mounds, Serpent Mound is a gigantic earthen sculpture representative of a snake. Built on a spur of rock overlooking Ohio Brush Creek around 1000 A.D. by the Fort Ancient culture, the earthwork was likely a place of ceremonies dedicated to a powerful serpent spirit. The site is located on the edge of a massive crater, possibly formed by the impact of a small asteroid around 300 million years ago. Frederic Ward Putnam studied Serpent Mound between 1886 and 1889. Due largely to his efforts, Serpent Mound became the first privately funded archaeological preserve in the United States.
here is a fee to visit the mound and historic marker. Currently it is $7.00 per car, $2.00 for motorcycles, $35.00 for a school bus, and $70.00 for a commercial bus. The park hours are Wed-Sun 10a-5p year round, and it is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, & New Year's Day. The museum is open Sat and Sun 10a-5p during April, May, Sept, and Oct. From Memorial Day to Labor Day the museum is open Wed-Sun 10a-5p, and the museum is closed from November to March. The park is handicap accessable.