Williamson Mound Archeological District
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The Williamson Mound Archeological District is an archaeological site in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. Located north of Maud in Butler County,[3] the mound appears to have been the work of peoples of the Hopewell tradition.[4]
Williamson Mound Archeological District | |
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| Location | East of U.S. Route 42 on the western edge of the Wetherington Golf and Country Club[2] |
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| Nearest city | Maud, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 39°22′1″N 84°23′4″W / 39.36694°N 84.38444°W |
| Area | 25 acres (10 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 75001334[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 29, 1975 |
Although a small hole was dug into the top of the Williamson Mound at some point before 1972, the mound remains in premium condition. It sits atop a ridgeline above an intermittent stream in a rural part of increasingly urbanized Butler County.[4]
As one of the best preserved Hopewell mounds in its region, the Williamson Mound is potentially a significant archaeological site.[4] For this reason, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Koleszar, Stephen C. An Archaeological Survey of Southwestern Ohio. Columbus: Ohio Historical Society, 1970, 54.
- ^ 44 FR 7552
- ^ a b c Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 1. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 108.