Mounds, The
Posted by: Gosffo
N 40° 11.913 W 079° 55.955
17T E 590850 N 4450340
I'm sure it here somewhere!!!!!
Waymark Code: WM42CZ
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 06/27/2008
Views: 28
Marker Text:
Site of two Indian Burial Mounds built between 2,000 and 3,000 years ago by the Adena people. Late 19th century excavations found skeletons, pottery, copper implements, and other antiquities.
A portion of the mound, which is overgrown with weeds, trees and shrubs, still sits behind Wilson School near property owned by Gordon Terminal Service Co.
Marker Name: Mounds, The
County: Washington
Date Dedicated: 07/15/1948
Marker Type: City
Location: Memorial Park, Mounds & Indiana Sts., Monongahela
Category: Native American
Website: [Web Link]
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