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<< Other Photo Pages >> McLaughlin Mound - Artificial Mound in United States in Great Lakes Midwest

Submitted by stonetracker on Tuesday, 21 February 2023  Page Views: 787

Multi-periodSite Name: McLaughlin Mound Alternative Name: Cemetery Mound
Country: United States
NOTE: This site is 5.555 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Great Lakes Midwest Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: Mount Vernon OH
Latitude: 40.403680N  Longitude: 82.48542W
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
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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
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McLaughlin Mound
McLaughlin Mound submitted by stonetracker : Postcard of the mound, date uncertain. Shows the height of the mound above the facade of the crypt before it was drastically lowered. Source: 1915 Ohio Archaeological Atlas. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Artificial Mound in Great Lakes Midwest

The McLaughlin Mound is located in Mound View Cemetery near the town of Mount Vernon in Knox County, OH.

It currently measures approximately 5.5 feet (1.7 m) high and 75 feet (23 m) in diameter, although it was once at least 10 ft higher. The mound was incorporated as a base for a crypt in a cemetery in the early to mid 1800s, much of its top eventually removed and flattened as the cemetery grew.

In 1845, a partial excavation of the mound at the original ground level revealed a sandstone-lined tomb with a skeleton inside. This is typical of Adena mounds, where a stone or wooden grave is covered with earth. In some cases, additional burials are made later, raising the level of the mound.

When excavated again much later in the 19th century, it was found to contain another skeleton with a shell necklace and copper bracelets, which are common grave goods for an Adena burial. But this skeleton also included a copper breastplate, which would have been a highly unusual item for the Adena. When an iron tomahawk-pipe was also unearthed, this confirmed that the burial was likely intrusive and made after European contact; Adena culture never developed the technology needed to work iron.

The mound is listed on the National Register of Historic Places because of its archaeological significance. Location coordinates are for the top of the mound.
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McLaughlin Mound
McLaughlin Mound submitted by stonetracker : Public domain diagram from 1914 showing top and section diagrams of the mound. The larger stone structure at the base is likely the location of the original burial. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: McLaughlin Mound by stonetracker on Tuesday, 21 February 2023
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Although I have not yet visited this site, access appears to be nearly "drive up close and look." Good for the mobility impaired.
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