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Mound Cemetery (Marietta)

USA / Ohio / Marietta
 place with historical importance, archaeological site, mound, burial mound

Conus Mound is a remnant of a much larger Hopewell-type ceremonial complex that stood at the site.
Historic cemetery developed around the base of a prehistoric Adena burial mound known as the Great Mound or Conus. The city founders preserved the Great Mound from destruction by establishing the city cemetery around it in 1801.

www.jqjacobs.net/archaeo/marietta.html
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Coordinates:   39°25'13"N   81°27'5"W
This article was last modified 11 years ago