Conus Mound

Conus Mound is an archaeological site in , , . Conus Mound is situated near , as well as near the historic building .
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  • 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: Mound Cemetery and House of Seven Porches.

Cemetery
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in , is a historic cemetery developed around the base of a prehistoric Adena burial mound known as the Great Mound or Conus.

Historic building
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is a historic building, which is situated 510 feet southwest of Conus Mound.

Historic building
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is a historic building, which is situated 880 feet south of Conus Mound.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marietta Historic District and Harmar, Marietta.

Neighborhood
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The is a historic district in , , 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.

Neighborhood
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Harmar is a historic neighborhood in the city of , , United States. Located at the western side of the confluence of the and Ohio Rivers, it grew up around the early in the 1780s, being settled in conjunction with Marietta.

Village
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is a city in , , 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

Latitude
39.42034° or 39° 25′ 13″ north
Longitude
-81.45153° or 81° 27′ 6″ west
Elevation
673 feet (205 metres)
Open location code
86FWCGCX+49
Open­Street­Map ID
way 457036448
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data 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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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Cotton House and Saint Pauls United Church of Christ.

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Places to explore: Time Capsule and Memorial to the Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Marietta.

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