National Register of Historic Places

Stubbs Earthworks

Morrow, Warren County, Ohio
Listed
April 3, 1978
Type
District
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
78002205

About this property

The Stubbs Earthworks (33 WA 1) (also known as Bigfoot Earthworks and Warren County Serpent Mound) was a massive Ohio Hopewell culture (100 BCE to 500 CE) archaeological site located in Morrow in Warren County, Ohio. The site was a ceremonial center consisting of an earthen enclosure with circular and rectangular elements and a separate smaller circular enclosure that contained the remains of a timber circle. To the east of the main enclosure on a high terrace overlooking the site was a large W-shaped earthwork. This was once thought to be a snake effigy mound similar to the Great Serpent Mound in Adams County, Ohio; although archaeologists do not currently think this was the case. In September 2005 archaeologist Frank Cowan conducted excavations at the smaller circular enclosure; discovering a timber circle 240 feet (73 m) in diameter and composed of 172 large posts. Carbon dating of charcoal found in post molds at the site have dated the structure to 200-300 CE. Although ignored by Edwin Hamilton Davis and E. G. Squier for inclusion in their seminal archaeological and anthrolopological work Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley in 1847; the site was visited and mapped by Charles Whittlesey in 1851. Since that time much of the site has been destroyed by farming, gravel quarrying, and encroaching development. The Little Miami High School was constructed over part of the earthworks in 2000; although some of the site is still preserved on its grounds. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The Stubbs Earthwork: Serpent Effigy or Simple Embankment

Location

Morrow, Warren County, Ohio

Categories

PREHISTORIC
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When was Stubbs Earthworks listed on the National Register?

Stubbs Earthworks was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 3, 1978.

What type of historic resource is Stubbs Earthworks?

Stubbs Earthworks is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Stubbs Earthworks?

The period of significance for Stubbs Earthworks is recorded as the pre_contact era.

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