Karshner Mound


Karshner Mound
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Seen from State Route 56 to the east
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Location	Second terrace above Salt Creek^[1]
Nearest city	Laurelville, Ohio
Coordinates	39°27′5.4″N 82°43′12″W / 39.451500°N 82.72000°W / 39.451500; -82.72000Coordinates: 39°27′5.4″N 82°43′12″W / 39.451500°N 82.72000°W / 39.451500; -82.72000
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
NRHP Reference #	74001527^[2]
Added to NRHP	July 15, 1974

The Karshner Mound is a Native American mound in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Located near the village of Laurelville in Hocking County,^[2] it is one of Ohio's largest remaining burial mounds that has not been significantly damaged since white settlement. Measuring 100 feet (30 m) in diameter and 28 feet (8.5 m) high, it lies in the middle of a farm field, but it has never been cultivated, and vegetation on the mound has prevented erosion.^[1]

Although no archaeological investigation has ever been carried out at the Karshner Mound, it is believed to have been constructed by people of the Adena culture, who inhabited the region between 1000 BC and AD 400. This identification is based on its shape and location; the Karshner Mound lies on the second terrace above Salt Creek, and large numbers of mounds on terraces above small streams have been found to be constructed by the Adena. Because of this identification, the mound is seen as a valuable archaeological site and believed to be likely to yield many informative artifacts if excavated.^[1] In recognition of its archaeological value, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.^[2]

References

1 2 3 Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 2. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 775-776.
1 2 3 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

Adena Culture

List of Adena culture sites Woodland period Mound builder (people) List of archaeological periods (North America)

Ohio sites	Adena Austin Brown Arledge Beam Farm Clemmons Conrad Coon Hunters George Deffenbaugh Enon Fortner Great Mound Highbanks Metro Park Hillside Haven Hodgen's Cemetery Horn Hurley Jackson Karshner Kinzer Luthor List McDaniel Miamisburg Mound Cemetery Odd Fellows' Cemetery Old Maid's Orchard Orators Carl Potter Raleigh Reeves D.S. Rose Ross Trails Circle Short Woods Park Snead Spruce Run David Stitt Story (Cincinnati) Story (Chillicothe) Williamson Wolf Plains Wright-Patterson Zaleski

Kentucky sites	Biggs Gaitskill Mound Hill Mount Horeb Ramey Round Hill

West Virginia sites	Criel Grave Creek

Indiana sites	Mounds State Park

Related topics Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley burial mound Eastern Agricultural Complex Hopewell tradition

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National Register of Historic Places in Hocking County, Ohio

Historic districts	Haydenville Historic Town Hocking Valley Railway Historic District Logan Historic District Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church Complex

Other properties	Davis Works George Deffenbaugh Mound Inter County Highway 360 Charles Worth James House Karshner Mound Logan City Hall McCarthy-Blosser-Dillon Building Edith Ross Mound William H. Woodruff House

Formerly listed	Ladies Comfort Station

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Hocking County, Ohio and List of National Historic Landmarks in Ohio

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