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Serpent Mound, Peebles, OH

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Serpent Mound

Walk the path around a 1,348-foot snake-shaped earthwork built by ancient American Indian cultures in southern Ohio.

3850 State Route 73 · Peebles, OH

About Serpent Mound

Serpent Mound is a 1,348-foot-long effigy mound in the shape of a snake with a curled tail, built by ancient American Indian cultures above Ohio Brush Creek in Adams County. A path leads around the earthwork, and an observation tower and a visitor center museum help you take in its full shape. Three burial mounds stand on the same grounds. The site is a National Historic Landmark run by the Ohio History Connection, and leashed pets are welcome.

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