South Charleston Mound
National Register of Historic Places

South Charleston Mound

South Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia
Listed
October 14, 1970
Type
Structure
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
70000655

About this property

The Criel Mound, also known as the South Charleston Mound, is a Native American burial mound located in South Charleston, West Virginia. It is one of the few surviving mounds of the Kanawha Valley Mounds that were probably built in the Woodland period after 500 B.C. The mound was built by the Adena culture, probably around 250–150 BC, and lay equidistant between two “sacred circles”, earthwork enclosures each 556 feet (169 m) in diameter. It was originally 33 feet (10 m) high and 173 feet (53 m) in diameter at the base, making it the second-largest such burial mound in the state of West Virginia. (The Grave Creek Mound in Moundsville is the largest.) This archaeological site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Location

South Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia
38.36882, -81.69663

Categories

PREHISTORIC
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Sources

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Nearby Battles

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When was South Charleston Mound listed on the National Register?

South Charleston Mound was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 14, 1970.

What type of historic resource is South Charleston Mound?

South Charleston Mound is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for South Charleston Mound?

The period of significance for South Charleston Mound is recorded as the pre_contact era.

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