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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. Grave Creek Stone - Wikipedia

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    The Grave Creek Stone is a small sandstone disk inscribed on one side with some twenty-five characters, purportedly discovered in 1838 at Grave Creek Mound in Moundsville, West Virginia. If genuine, it could provide evidence of Pre-Columbian writing, but the discovery that the characters can be found in a 1752 book suggests that it is probably ...

  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. 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.

  7. National Register of Historic Places listings in Marshall ...

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    Location of Marshall County in West Virginia. ... Grave Creek Mound. October 15, 1966 ... Moundsville: 11: Spencer Cemetery: Spencer Cemetery: December 12, 2012 ...

  8. 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:

  9. Photo of bald eagle atop veteran's gravestone goes viral - AOL

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    A remarkable photograph of an American bald eagle perched atop of a veteran's gravestone went viral on Memorial Day, and reminded the nation the true reason for the national holiday.Sunday evening ...