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The Grave Creek Mound is a 62 feet high and 240 feet diameter conical mound located in the Ohio River Valley in West Virginia. It is one of the largest conical-type burial mounds in the United States. The builders of the site were members of the Adena culture. They constructed it in about 250–150 BC, moving more than 60,000 tons of dirt. Present-day town of Moundsville has grown around the mound near the banks of the Ohio River. The first recorded excavation of the mound was conducted by local amateurs Abelard Tomlinson and Thomas Biggs in took place in 1838. Delf Norona Museum was constructed at the site in 1978 . The museum protects and displays artifacts collected at the mound and interprets the ancient Adena Culture.
801 Jefferson Ave, Moundsville, WV 26041, Phone: 304-843-4128
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