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Recent human activity has severely damaged Infirmary Mound; farming has left the Mound low and severely eroded. <ref> Woodward and McDonald. Indian Mounds of The Middle Ohio Valley. 81.</ref> The Mound now resides in Infirmary Mound Park, a 316-acre park south of Granville and part of the Licking County Park District. <ref> https://explorelc.org/directory/infirmary-mound-park </ref>  
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Infirmary Mound is located about three miles south of Granville, OH. The Mound now resides in Infirmary Mound Park, a 316-acre park that is part of the Licking County Park District. <ref> https://explorelc.org/directory/infirmary-mound-park </ref> Recent human activity has severely damaged Infirmary Mound with decades of farming having left the Mound low and severely eroded. <ref> Woodward and McDonald, ''Indian Mounds of The Middle Ohio Valley'', (2002), 81</ref>  
  
The Mound is difficult to discern from the surrounding terrain, appearing as a small rise near Ramp Creek and stands only 2-3 feet on average and is about 70 feet in diameter.  <ref> Woodward and McDonald. Indian Mounds of The Middle Ohio Valley, 177. </ref>  
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The Mound is difficult to discern from the surrounding terrain, appearing as a small rise near Ramp Creek and stands only 2-3 feet on average and is about 70 feet in diameter.  <ref> Woodward and McDonald, ''Indian Mounds of The Middle Ohio Valley'', (2002), 177 </ref>  
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Latest revision as of 07:43, 6 October 2021

Infirmary Mound is located about three miles south of Granville, OH. The Mound now resides in Infirmary Mound Park, a 316-acre park that is part of the Licking County Park District. [1] Recent human activity has severely damaged Infirmary Mound with decades of farming having left the Mound low and severely eroded. [2]

The Mound is difficult to discern from the surrounding terrain, appearing as a small rise near Ramp Creek and stands only 2-3 feet on average and is about 70 feet in diameter. [3]


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References

  1. https://explorelc.org/directory/infirmary-mound-park
  2. Woodward and McDonald, Indian Mounds of The Middle Ohio Valley, (2002), 81
  3. Woodward and McDonald, Indian Mounds of The Middle Ohio Valley, (2002), 177