Mound Cemetery Mound (Chester, Ohio)
Many burial mounds still existed in present-day Meigs County when the area was first settled by European Americans. But many were destroyed by settlers who hoped to find treasures within. Some of these mounds yielded artifacts such as stone tools, pottery, and skeletons when opened. Other mounds were gradually destroyed by repeated plowing of farmers cultivating their fields for many years. The remains of what may have once been another mound and related earthworks can be found in the near vicinity of Mound Cemetery.
Another Adena mound, known as the Reeves Mound, is located in northern Meigs County north of the unincorporated community of Alfred. Unlike the mound remnants near the cemetery, the Mound Cemetery Mound and the Reeves Mound are recognized as significant archeological sites and both are listed on the National Register of Historic Places; both were added to the Register in 1974.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 2., St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 987.
- ^ Larkin, Stillman Carter. The Pioneer History of Meigs County. Columbus: Berlin, 1908, 161-162.
- ^ 44 FR 7561