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Pre-ColumbianSite Name: Sunset Mound Alternative Name: Flat-Topped Mound, Wilson MoundCountry: United States Region: Mid Atlantic Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: South Charleston, WV
Latitude: 38.356000N Longitude: 81.723W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Misc. Earthwork in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
The mound appears to have been altered at some time in the modern era and has had several modern burials. Adjoining Sunset Memorial Park cemetery, the mound is actually on private property and should only be viewed from Park Avenue.
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