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February 4, 2026, 7pm, Bridgewater, Virginia
Topic — Monumental Native American Earthworks of Southern Ohio
Part II: Serpent Mound
Speakers: Carole Nash and Cindy Schroer
Serpent Mound, Adams County, Ohio, is one of the most iconographic Native American sites in the Eastern United States. It is a National Historic Landmark that draws visitors from all over the world to a small community in rural southern Ohio. An effigy earthwork, its size (1350’ long, and up to 9’ high in places) and its precise configuration as a serpent’s body have generated speculation about its cultural associations and meaning. Archaeologists have documented and studied it since the mid-19th century, and geologists have determined that it was constructed on a remnant meteorite impact crater. This presentation reviews the various archaeological interpretations of Serpent Mound, including recent collaborative work with Indigenous scholars that fully aligns it with the Fort Ancient culture and Siouan traditions of the creation of life.
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