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[[Image: | [[Image:Miamisburg Mound.jpg|thumb|Miamisburg Mound, the largest conical [[tumulus|mound]] in Ohio, is attributed to the Adena culture, 1000-200 BCE | ||
Miamisburg is the location of a prehistoric Indian burial mound ([[tumulus]]), believed to have been built by the Adena culture, about 1000 to 200 BCE. Once serving as an ancient burial site, the mound has become perhaps the most recognizable historic landmark in Miamisburg. It is the largest conical burial mound in Ohio, as of 1848, the mound was {{convert|68|ft}} tall and had a circumference of {{convert|852|ft}}.<ref name=Squier>{{cite book|last=Squier|first=E.G.|title=Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley|year=1848|publisher=[[Smithsonian Institution]]|location=Washington, D.C.|page=60|url=http://www.wdl.org/en/item/4301/view/1/60/}}</ref> In a city park at 900 Mound Avenue, it has been designated an Ohio historical site. It is picnic destination and tourist attraction. Visitors can climb to the top of the Mound, via the 116 concrete steps built into its side. It is at coordinates {{coord|39.627553|-84.280889|display=inline}}.{{citation needed|date=June 2016}} | Miamisburg is the location of a prehistoric Indian burial mound ([[tumulus]]), believed to have been built by the Adena culture, about 1000 to 200 BCE. Once serving as an ancient burial site, the mound has become perhaps the most recognizable historic landmark in Miamisburg. It is the largest conical burial mound in Ohio, as of 1848, the mound was {{convert|68|ft}} tall and had a circumference of {{convert|852|ft}}.<ref name=Squier>{{cite book|last=Squier|first=E.G.|title=Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley|year=1848|publisher=[[Smithsonian Institution]]|location=Washington, D.C.|page=60|url=http://www.wdl.org/en/item/4301/view/1/60/}}</ref> In a city park at 900 Mound Avenue, it has been designated an Ohio historical site. It is picnic destination and tourist attraction. Visitors can climb to the top of the Mound, via the 116 concrete steps built into its side. It is at coordinates {{coord|39.627553|-84.280889|display=inline}}.{{citation needed|date=June 2016}} | ||
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[[Image:Miamisburg Mound.jpg|thumb|Miamisburg Mound, the largest conical mound in Ohio, is attributed to the Adena culture, 1000-200 BCE Miamisburg is the location of a prehistoric Indian burial mound (tumulus), believed to have been built by the Adena culture, about 1000 to 200 BCE. Once serving as an ancient burial site, the mound has become perhaps the most recognizable historic landmark in Miamisburg. It is the largest conical burial mound in Ohio, as of 1848, the mound was 68 feet (21 m) tall and had a circumference of 852 feet (260 m).[1] In a city park at 900 Mound Avenue, it has been designated an Ohio historical site. It is picnic destination and tourist attraction. Visitors can climb to the top of the Mound, via the 116 concrete steps built into its side. It is at coordinates 39°37′39″N 84°16′51″W / 39.627553°N 84.280889°W.[citation needed]
- ↑ Squier, E.G. (1848). Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution. p. 60.