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  2. Grave Creek Mound - Wikipedia

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    The Grave Creek Mound in the Ohio River Valley in West Virginia is one of the largest conical-type burial mounds in the United States, now standing 62 feet (19 m) high and 240 feet (73 m) in diameter. [3] The builders of the site, members of the Adena culture, moved more than 60,000 tons of dirt to create it about 250–150 BC.

  3. History and mystery merge at former West Virginia ... - AOL

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    Nov. 5—Explore a Gothic-style fortress, prehistoric burial ground and more with a day­cation trip to Moundsville, W.Va. Sitting about 70 miles south of Pittsburgh, Moundsville is tucked along ...

  4. List of burial mounds in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Grave Creek Mound: Moundsville, West Virginia: 250 to 150 BCE Adena culture: At 69 feet (21 m) high and 295 feet (90 m) in diameter, the Grave Creek Mound is the largest conical type burial mound in the United States. In 1838, much of the archaeological evidence in this mound was destroyed when several non-archaeologists tunneled into the mound.

  5. Adena culture - Wikipedia

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    Ohio's second largest conical burial mound, it is believed to have been built by the Adena. Grave Creek Mound: At 62 feet (19 m) high and 240 feet (73 m) in diameter, it is one of the largest conical-type burial mounds in the United States. It is located in Moundsville, West Virginia. In 1838, much of the archaeological evidence in this mound ...

  6. File:West Virginia State Penitentiary, Moundsville, WV.jpg

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    West Virginia State Penitentiary Jefferson Avenue Moundsville,WV ... Moundsville, West Virginia; ... Windows Photo Editor 10.0.10011.16384:

  7. Prehistory of West Virginia - Wikipedia

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    For example, the 1st site in Mingo County is site 46MO1, Cotiga Mound, listing a Woodland burial mound dating to 1400 BCE on the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River. Another example, Marshall County's site number seven is an Adena culture mound (1735 BCE) called Cresap Mound, 46MR7.

  8. West Virginia newspaper, the Moundsville Daily Echo, halts ...

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    The Moundsville Daily Echo, a small, independent daily newspaper in northern West Virginia, has stopped publication after 133 years and publisher Charlie M. Walton said Tuesday he was "exploring ...

  9. Archaeologists Dug Up a Royal Grave—and Found a Secret ...

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    Archaeologists discovered a wooden Celtic burial chamber inside a southern Germany burial mound. Dated to between 620 and 450 B.C., these mounds were reserved for high-ranking individuals.