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<< Text Pages >> Sunset Mound - Artificial Mound in United States in Mid Atlantic

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Pre-ColumbianSite Name: Sunset Mound Alternative Name: Flat-Topped Mound, Wilson Mound
Country: United States Region: Mid Atlantic Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: South Charleston, WV
Latitude: 38.356000N  Longitude: 81.723W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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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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