Ohio
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Southern Ohio authorities are investigating vandalism at Serpent Mound
The incident occurred early Sunday morning at the historical landmark
by WKSU's STATEHOUSE CORRESPONDENT JO INGLES |
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Jo Ingles | | |
 | | Serpent Mound is the oldest burial mound. | | Courtesy of National Library of Medicine |
Authorities in Southern Ohio are investigating vandalism at Serpent Mound, an internationally known historic landmark built by ancient cultures of Ohio. Tim Goodwin, the park manager, says the incident occurred early Sunday morning. |
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“We did have an individual come on to the park and actually tear up a lot of the greenery around the park between the museum and the picnic pavilion. Matter of fact, he actually tried to climb on top of one of the 9-foot high Adena burial grounds which is really, you know, saddening and kind of angers an awful lot of people,” Goodwin says.
Goodwin says there was no damage to Serpent Mound itself. He says th epark has good security cameras and believes the pictures from them will help with the investigation. The area has three burial mounds, with Serpent Mound being the oldest. It is thought to have been built by the Fort Ancient culture and radiocarbon dating suggests it could have been built around 300 B.C. |
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