Mounds State Park Anderson Indiana

Established in 1930, Mounds State Park
contains and preserves some of the finest
examples of earthwork and mound
building in the state of Indiana. There are
10 mounds and earthworks located within
the park's boundaries ranging in size from
only a few inches tall to several feet high.
They were built around 150 B.C. by the
Adena and Hopewell cultures primarily for
religious ceremonies. Research indicates
these mounds were used to keep track of
the seasons, the positions of over 100 of
the brighter stars, as well as the moon
and visible planets. The largest and best
preserved of the parks mounds is the
Great Mound, easily accessible by using
trail #1. Technically referred to as a
circular enclosure, this earthwork is the
largest of its kind in the state, and is nearly
one quarter of a mile in circumference

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[nealsoad]

You got all of the park info right, but you're in the wrong city. Mounds State Park is in Anderson, IN.

[BusterBayVideos]

You are right... Funny I never noticed that... That will most likely not be my last blooper.

[randy47sm]

Nice