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Nearby Parks: Adena State Memorial Hopewell Culture National Historical Park Great Seal State Park Ross County Lake State Wildlife Area Scioto Trail State Forest Scioto River Canal Lands Access State Wildlife Area Logan Elm State Memorial Tar Hollow State Forest Lake White State Park Seip Mound State Memorial Tarlton State Park Kincaid Springs State Fish Hatchery Leo Petroglyph State Memorial
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 | Story Mound, of interest primarily to archaeologists, consists of a large, rounded earthen mound located on slightly less than an acre of ground in Chillicothe. This prehistoric burial mound stands 19.5 feet high, with a basal diameter of 95 feet. Erected by prehistoric Adena Indians (800 BC-AD 100) it was excavated in 1897 by Clarence Loveberry. It yielded the first documented example of a circular Adena timber building, a structural type now known as the norm in Adena ceremonial and domestic architecture.
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| | Area Fishing Related Businesses | | Bill's Bait House 4308 State Route 220 Waverly, OH (740) 947-2542

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| Bait & Tackle 381 N High St Chillicothe, OH (740) 774-1985

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| | Area Resorts and Lodging | | Lazy H Cabin Rentals 14889 Old 50 Bainbridge, OH (937) 365-1961

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