Horn Mound

Horn Mound
View from the dead end of Armstrong Road
Horn Mound is located in Ohio
Horn Mound
Horn Mound is located in the United States
Horn Mound
LocationJunction of Armstrong and Moccasin Rds., southeast of Tarlton[2]
Coordinates39°31′20″N 82°44′22″W / 39.52222°N 82.73944°W / 39.52222; -82.73944
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
NRHP reference No.74001595[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 7, 1974

The Horn Mound is a Native American mound in eastern Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. Located near the village of Tarlton,[1] the mound sits along a stream at a significant distance from any other prehistoric sites. It is believed to have been built by people of the Adena culture, who constructed many burial mounds and other ceremonial earthworks in prehistoric Ohio. Although erosion by the nearby stream has the potential of damaging the mound, it appears to be virtually undisturbed by human exploration. Because of its pristine state, the Horn Mound is a likely archaeological site,[3] and for this reason it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Location derived from the parcel report from the Pickaway County Auditor's Office; the NRIS does not provide the address.
  3. ^ Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 2. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 1144.