National Register of Historic Places

Arledge Mounds I and II

Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio
Listed
July 29, 1974
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
74001591

About this property

The Arledge Mounds are a pair of Native American mounds in the south central part of the U.S. state of Ohio. Located near Circleville in Pickaway County, the two mounds lie in the middle of a farm field, far from any roads. These two mounds are disparate in size: while the smaller mound's height is 5 feet (1.5 m), the other's is 20 feet (6.1 m), and their diameters are approximately 65 feet (20 m) and 120 feet (37 m) respectively. Most unusual is the proximity of the mounds to each other — while many groups of mounds are known in Ohio, they are not typically connected at the base as these two mounds are; only the Arledge Mounds and the McMurray Mounds, which straddled the border between Franklin and Madison counties, are known to have been conjoined. Although these mounds have not been excavated, archaeologists have proposed that they were built by the Adena culture, who are known to have built the McMurray Mounds. As undisturbed works of the Adena or some other mound building culture, the Arledge Mounds are potentially a valuable archaeological site. In recognition of this fact, they were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

Location

Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio

Categories

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Sources

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When was Arledge Mounds I and II listed on the National Register?

Arledge Mounds I and II was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 29, 1974.

What type of historic resource is Arledge Mounds I and II?

Arledge Mounds I and II is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Arledge Mounds I and II is recorded as the industrial era.

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