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<< Text Pages >> Pollock Works - Artificial Mound in United States in Great Lakes Midwest

Submitted by AKFisher on Thursday, 27 July 2023  Page Views: 171

Pre-ColumbianSite Name: Pollock Works Alternative Name: Pollock Earthworks
Country: United States
NOTE: This site is 18.645 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Great Lakes Midwest Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: Cedarville, OH
Latitude: 39.739600N  Longitude: 83.82415W
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.
 no data 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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Hopewell culture (100 BC - AD 500) ceremonial center located in Greene County, OH. The site consists of a series of embankments enclosing a 120-acre flat area near Massie Creek. The site is preserved and maintained by the Greene County Park District at the Indian Mound Reserve.

Further reading and information:

https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Pollock_Works?rec=2770

https://earthworks.site/index.php/pollock-earthworks/

Directions: From Cedarville ~ via US 42S and Xenia Ave. W ~ 1.2 mi.
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Pollock Works
Pollock Works submitted by AKFisher : Mid-1800s survey of the site. Research shows it was probably constructed around 200-100 BC. Image courtesy Greg Little author of the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Indian Mounds & Earthworks (2016). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pollock Works
Pollock Works submitted by AKFisher : Entrance to the Pollock Earthworks, a Hilltop Enclosure near Cedarville, Ohio. The interior of the enclosure covers 12 acres and the outer walls are about 10-feet high. There were 3 openings into the enclosure and there were stone mounds at each opening. Photo courtesy Greg Little author of the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Indian Mounds & Earthworks (2016). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pollock Works
Pollock Works submitted by Flickr : Trail to Indian Mound Image copyright: Kyle Hartshorn, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pollock Works
Pollock Works submitted by Flickr : The titular Indian Mound UNSAFE STEPS! Image copyright: Kyle Hartshorn, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pollock Works
Pollock Works submitted by Flickr : Overhang Image copyright: Kyle Hartshorn, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pollock Works
Pollock Works submitted by Flickr : Cedar Cliff Falls Image copyright: Kyle Hartshorn, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

Pollock Works
Pollock Works submitted by Flickr : Indian Mound signage Image copyright: Kyle Hartshorn, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

Pollock Works
Pollock Works submitted by Flickr : Image copyright: Kyle Hartshorn, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

Pollock Works
Pollock Works submitted by Flickr : Massie Creek Gorge Indian Mound Reserve, Cedarville Ohio. Image copyright: jimrolfesjr, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

Pollock Works
Pollock Works submitted by Flickr

Pollock Works
Pollock Works submitted by durhamnature : Old plan drawing from "Prehistoric America; The Mound Builders" via archive.org

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