Conus Mound
Conus Mound is an archaeological site in Marietta, Washington, Ohio. Conus Mound is situated nearby to Cotton House, as well as near the historic building House of Seven Porches.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: burial mound in Mound Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio, United States of America
- Also known as: “Mound Cemetery Mound”
- Inscription: “Major Hopewell site mostly covered by the City of Marietta. Includes platform mounds, burial mound, enclosures”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mound Cemetery and House of Seven Porches.
Mound Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: ColWilliam, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mound Cemetery in Marietta, Ohio, is a historic cemetery developed around the base of a prehistoric Adena burial mound known as the Great Mound or Conus.
House of Seven Porches
Historic building
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House of Seven Porches is a historic building, which is situated 510 feet southwest of Conus Mound.
The Castle
Museum
Photo: Chrispainter1966, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Castle is a historic Gothic Revival style home in Marietta, Ohio, USA. Since 1994 it has been operated as museum. The Castle is situated 940 feet west of Conus Mound.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marietta Historic District and Harmar, Marietta.
Marietta Historic District
Neighborhood
The Marietta Historic District is a historic district in Marietta, Ohio, United States that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Among the buildings in the district are ones dating back to 1788, the year in which Marietta was founded as the first white settlement in what is now Ohio.
Harmar, Marietta
Neighborhood
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Harmar is a historic neighborhood in the city of Marietta, Ohio, United States. Located at the western side of the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, it grew up around the early Fort Harmar in the 1780s, being settled in conjunction with Marietta.
Williamstown
Village
Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Williamstown is a city in Wood County, West Virginia, United States, along the Ohio River. It is part of the Parkersburg–Vienna metropolitan area. The population was 2,997 at the 2020 census. The now closed Fenton Art Glass Company was located in the city.
Conus Mound
- Categories: mountain, burial mound, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Marietta, Washington, Southeast Ohio, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.42034° or 39° 25′ 13″ northLongitude
-81.45153° or 81° 27′ 6″ westElevation
673 feet (205 metres)Open location code
86FWCGCX+49OpenStreetMap ID
way 457036448OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q34821111
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Conus Mound” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Conus Mound”
- Dutch: “Conus Mound”
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Highlights include Cotton House and Saint Pauls United Church of Christ.
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